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Senator Bridget McKenzie - On the eve of the Swan Hill public forum and with just 54 days remaining in the consultation period, The Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie implored regional Victorians to have their say on the Murray Darling Basin Plan. “No one understands the importa... (21-Feb)
The carbon tax will impact the grains freight rail sector and inevitably grain growers, Nationals Senator Fiona Nash said. Senators today heard of the carbon tax impact during the Rural Affairs and Transport senate inquiry hearing into operational issues concerning grain exports. The Australasian... (20-Feb)
The Federal Nationals team have supported their Leader Warren Truss in a walk out of Question Time today. Chief Nationals Whip Mark Coulton said this was a spontaneous response when Mr Truss was ejected from the House of Representatives under Rule 94A. This is the first time the Leader of the Nati... (16-Feb)
John Cobb MP - Federal Member for Calare, John Cobb, today joined with his National’s colleagues in a mass exit of parliament in support of the Leader of the Nationals, the Hon. Warren Truss. The Leader of the Nationals was today thrown out of the chamber for repeating the Prime Minister’... (16-Feb)
Senator John Williams - The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has admitted it is concerned with issues of what it calls separation of aircraft in Australian skies. Under questioning in Senate estimates by The Nationals Senator for New South Wales John Williams, Bureau Chief Commissioner M... (15-Feb)
Senator Bridget McKenzie - A Federal Labor move to ban cattle grazing in the Victorian High Country goes against the counsel of its own department, according to The Nationals Senator McKenzie today. Questioned by Senator McKenzie as part of the Sustainable Management of Natural Resources and Env... (15-Feb)
Luke Hartsuyker MP - Member for Lyne Robert Oakeshott has once again sold out his constituents to prop up the ailing Gillard Government, Federal MP Luke Hartsuyker said today. Mr Oakeshott tonight (Tuesday) indicated in a Parliamentary speech that he supported the Gillard Government legisl... (15-Feb)
Senator John Williams MP - The builder of the high speed broadband network NBN Co has not ruled out building multiple towers in the Daruka area on the outskirts of Tamworth. The Nationals Duty Senator for New England Senator John Williams has challenged NBN chief Mike Quigley during Senate e... (15-Feb)
John Forrest MP - The Nationals Federal Member for Mallee John Forrest said he was delighted two young people from Mallee Electorate were among winners of the 2011 ABC Radio Heywire regional youth initiative. Cara Ferguson of Mildura and Alyssa Allen of Donald and were among the thirty-five... (15-Feb)
Warren Truss MP - TODAY Nationals leader and Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Warren Truss reaffirmed the Coalition’s commitment to maintaining the curfew at Sydney Airport, the legislated cap on flight movements and ruled out access cuts to Sydney Airport for regional airli... (15-Feb)