The outgoing Deputy Prime Minister and leader of The Nationals, Mark Vaile, has announced that he is stepping down.
Vaile said it was time for generational change in the party. He said he would continue to represent his NSW electorate of Lyne.
Vaile’s departure means that the top three names in the Howard government have now effectively departed the political scene.
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