Fed: Nationals demand bigger say in joint party room decisions

AAP General News (Australia)
02-01-2006
Fed: Nationals demand bigger say in joint party room decisions

The Nationals will be pushing for a bigger say in joint party room decisions with the
Liberal Party .. following crisis talks in Sydney yesterday.

Federal Nationals met to nut out a response to the shock defection of Senator JULIAN
McGAURAN to the Liberal Party.

Nationals leader MARK VAILE is promising to stand up for Nationals voters.

They'll take more credit for coalition policies which benefit the bush .. and outline
their own policies on issues such as tax reform and infrastructure .. to differentiate
themselves from the Liberals.

The Nationals will also stand candidates against the Liberals in new or redistributed
seats .. and in seats held by retiring Liberal MPs.

Nationals president DAVID RUSSELL says he hopes one of the outcomes of the last week's
debacle will be improved joint party room processes.

Despite all of that .. Labor says the Nationals are history.

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