Rural people have always had conflict with the Nationals saying one thing in the bush and another when they went to Canberra. The perils of coalition.
but they do get into power sometimes to make change.
The one nation commentary never becomes more than that. Always talk the talk, never the walk.
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The party of mining. Australia could feed all of Asia if we returned all of the northern cane fields to proper horticulture
These are indeed unprecedented times, locally, federally and globally. Past observations of time worn machinations now ring hollow, and indeed ineffective, in these troubled times. One Nation is finding a renewed relevance, knowingly not as a viable option but simply a refuge for the continuing army of disaffected and frightened voters. No longer is One Nation viewed solely as racist rednecks who point up at planes, but a tangible protest vote that may eventually manifest in some form as a realistic opposition. Whilst Labors Bradbury moments continue to deliver, people are watching their Australia slipping away, they’re hurting, insecure, and ready for change. Immigration, renewables, and gun laws present diametrically opposing benefits and repercussions within the Coalition, rendering it unworkable, and them now unsuitable bedmates.
The Nationals have always been Reinhardt’s lakeys and do nothing for there constituents!