The Nationals and the bush
July 14th 2010 02:12
Travelling around in the bush as I did recently it was interesting to see all the election posters for National Party candidates. I've always thought Country Party and National Party pollies had the easiest job in the land due to their committed constituency. This, I think, explains why people like Wilson Tuckey get away with it election after election.
One reason why they have it so good has been the deal with the Libs that they won't compete and Labor's concession of rural seats to the Coalition. Labor of course began in rural Queensland but has since given up the fight in the country.
Things are changing, however. Climate change and peak oil will hit rural areas first and hardest (indeed, already are with the strange weather we have nowadays) and sooner or later the Nationals we need to get onto that. So far they have been lamentable with people like Tuckey and Joyce pretending nothing is wrong.
Actually, there might be room for the Greens to undermine the Nationals' if they present viable policies re climate change and peak oil, especially with all the sea changers and tree changers moving into rural and regional areas.
One reason why they have it so good has been the deal with the Libs that they won't compete and Labor's concession of rural seats to the Coalition. Labor of course began in rural Queensland but has since given up the fight in the country.
Things are changing, however. Climate change and peak oil will hit rural areas first and hardest (indeed, already are with the strange weather we have nowadays) and sooner or later the Nationals we need to get onto that. So far they have been lamentable with people like Tuckey and Joyce pretending nothing is wrong.
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