In 2009 The Nationals led the charge against the proposed Emissions Trading Scheme. At the time only 7 per cent of people supported us. With your hel...

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While Australians are worried about pending interest rate rises, increased power prices and taxes on everything, the Greens-led Labor Party is go...

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 OK, we all make mistakes. But how come when I make one, the media treat it like it’s an end –of- the- world event? I’ve been called all sorts of...

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The Productivity Commission report “Market Mechanisms for Recovering Water in the Murray Darling Basin”  was released Wednesday (March 31st)...

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  The Coalition's Plan to improve the environment and combat climate change won't cause you, yes, each of you, extra pain in the hip pocket. The...

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Peter Spencer has shown great courage for 52 days while he pushed and willed himself through a hunger strike to highlight the great injustice done to ...

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Peter Spencer has said in a radio interview on day 44 of his hunger strike that he is not feeling too bad but his determination to continue not to eat...

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In February I wrote on this blog: "Welcome to my new website and as I come out of my technological cave to stare down the 21st century I hope that th...

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Life changed for the media this week with the announcement by Tony Abbott of the new Opposition front bench. As I have discovered, what I said as the ...

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My appointment as Shadow Finance Minister by Tony Abbott gives The Nationals the type of influence they have not had since the time of Artie Fadden in...

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