Originally known as the Country Party, The Nationals have held seats in the federal parliament since 1919.
Changing its name to the National Country Party in the 1970s, then to National Party in the 1980s, and finally to The Nationals in 2003, the rural-based party has seen a steady decline in its voter support base but it remains a crucial coalition partner to the Liberal Party in federal elections.
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- The Nationals
- Victoria
- N.S.W.
- Queensland – Liberal National Party
- Western Australia
- South Australia
- Northern Territory – Country Liberal Party
Archived News Items
- December 18, 2022: A Day Without A Prime Minister
- August 1, 2019: Dr Anne Webster (Nats-Mallee) – Maiden Speech
- July 24, 2019: Pat Conaghan (Nats-Cowper) – Maiden Speech
- July 23, 2019: Sen. Susan McDonald (Nats-Qld) – Maiden Speech
- May 26, 2019: Scott Morrison Announces Third Term Coalition Ministry
- December 14, 2018: Preferential Voting In Federal Elections Is One Hundred Years Old Today
- August 26, 2018: The First Morrison Ministry – Statistical Analysis
- May 29, 2018: No, William McWilliams Wasn’t The Last Country Party Member From Tasmania
- December 19, 2017: The Second Turnbull Ministry Reshuffled – Statistical Analysis
- September 4, 2017: Senate Refers Nash And Xenophon To High Court; Hinch And Gallagher Safe; Hanson Audit Motion Defeated
- August 14, 2017: Barnaby Joyce May Have New Zealand Dual Citizenship; Deputy PM Refers Himself To High Court
- May 10, 2017: Women In The 45th Australian Parliament
- April 1, 2017: Who’s Left – The Surviving Members Of Every House Of Representatives Since 1949
- February 7, 2017: Current Federal Parliamentary Leaders
- January 18, 2017: Turnbull Ministry: Revised Statistical Analysis
- September 15, 2016: Final Two-Party Figures: Coalition Won 2016 Election With 50.36%; Swing To Labor Of 3.13%
- September 14, 2016: Damian Drum (Nats-Murray) – Maiden Speech
- September 14, 2016: Llew O’Brien (Nats-Wide Bay) – Maiden Speech
- September 14, 2016: Andrew Gee (Nats-Calare) – Maiden Speech
- September 2, 2016: How The Turnbull Government Lost Control Of The House
- August 30, 2016: 45th Parliament Opens; Members And Senators Sworn In; House Speaker And Senate President Re-Elected Unopposed
- August 30, 2016: Current Federal Parliamentary Leaders
- August 24, 2016: 2016 House Of Representatives Primary Votes: State-By-State Breakdown
- August 22, 2016: 2016 Senate Votes: A Higher But Fragmented Vote For Minor And Micro Parties
- August 21, 2016: The New Senate: The Defeated, The Retired, The New And The Returning
- August 20, 2016: MPs Who Won Their Seats On First Preferences In The 2016 Federal Election
- August 17, 2016: Election Funding Payments: 2016 Federal Election
- August 17, 2016: Seats Changing Hands At The 2016 Federal Election
- August 12, 2016: Government And ALP Agree On Senate Terms; First Elected To Get 6 Years
- August 7, 2016: 2016 Federal Election: The Oncers Who Have Become Twicers
- August 4, 2016: Getting Things Done In The New Senate
- August 4, 2016: One Nation Wins Another Seat In NSW; Coalition Loses One More, Leyonhjelm Returns; Crossbench Grows To 20
- August 4, 2016: One Nation Wins Two Queensland Senate Seats; Coalition Loses Ground; ALP And Greens Unchanged
- July 31, 2016: New Members Of The House Of Representatives
- July 27, 2016: Election Funding Payments: 2016 Federal Election
- July 25, 2016: Northern Territory Senate Results Finalised: One Each To ALP and CLP
- July 18, 2016: The Second Turnbull Ministry – Statistical Analysis
- July 18, 2016: Turnbull Announces New Ministry
- July 14, 2016: Herbert Still Too Close To Call; LNP Leads By 44 Votes
- July 14, 2016: The 120 Seats That Swung To The ALP In The Federal Election
- July 14, 2016: Seats That Swung To The Coalition In The 2016 Federal Election
- July 13, 2016: National Swing To ALP Currently 3.17%; Swings To ALP In Every State And Territory
- July 11, 2016: Coalition Secures Absolute Majority Of 76; Labor Claims Cowan; Just Two Seats Still Undecided
- July 8, 2016: Government’s Victory Assured But Still No Definite Results In Key Seats
- July 7, 2016: Turnbull Government Returned To Office, But Majority Or Minority Status Still Not Clear
- July 7, 2016: Which Seats Have Changed Hands So Far In The Federal Election?
- July 6, 2016: Undecided Seats: Turnbull Edges Towards Narrow Victory
- July 5, 2016: Update On Undecided Seats – Hung Parliament Looks Most Likely
- July 3, 2016: House Of Representatives Undecided Seats: Latest Figures
- July 3, 2016: Provisional List Of House Of Representatives Seat Winners
- July 3, 2016: Turnbull Likely To Win Narrowly As Voters Punish Coalition; ALP Secures Nationwide Swing Of 3.18% But Falls Short
- June 11, 2016: A Cautionary Tale: Senate Votes In The 2013 Federal Election
- June 10, 2016: Parties And Groups Contesting The Senate In The 2016 Federal Election
- June 10, 2016: Breakdown Of House Nominations: 2016 Federal Election
- June 10, 2016: Nominations – House of Representatives & Senate 2016
- June 9, 2016: Election Nominations: Three MPs Who Blundered Their Way Out Of Parliament
- April 10, 2016: The Ages Of The Turnbull Government Ministers
- March 13, 2016: John Forrest (Nat-Mallee) 1993 How-To-Vote Card
- February 27, 2016: John Cobb, Nationals MP, To Retire From Calare
- February 18, 2016: Turnbull’s New Ministers Sworn In; Joyce Now Deputy PM
- February 13, 2016: Turnbull Reshuffles Ministry
- February 11, 2016: Current Federal Parliamentary Leaders
- February 11, 2016: Barnaby Joyce Elected Nationals Leader; Nash New Deputy
- December 29, 2015: First Turnbull Ministry – Revised
- September 21, 2015: Current Federal Parliamentary Leaders
- August 30, 2014: Rebuilding Australia: Warren Truss Addresses Nationals Federal Council
- July 16, 2014: Sen. Matthew Canavan (Nats-Qld) – Maiden Speech
- June 17, 2014: Valedictory Speech: Senator Ron Boswell (Nats-Qld)
- April 30, 2014: Infrastructure For The 21st Century: Warren Truss Addresses The National Press Club
- December 4, 2013: Andrew Broad (Nats – Mallee) – First Speech
- November 29, 2013: Treasurer Joe Hockey Blocks ADM Takeover Of GrainCorp
- November 27, 2013: AEC Finalises $58 Million Of Election Funding To Candidates In Federal Election
- November 27, 2013: Election Funding Payments: 2013 Federal Election
- October 31, 2013: Seats Changing Hands At The 2013 Federal Election
- October 15, 2013: Orientation Day For New Members Of The House Of Representatives
- October 14, 2013: Current Federal Parliamentary Leaders
- September 16, 2013: The First Abbott Ministry: Statistical Analysis
- September 16, 2013: The First Abbott Ministry Announced
- September 10, 2013: Federal Election: Latest Results In Key Seats
- September 7, 2013: Abbott Leads Coalition To Decisive Victory; Rudd Saves The Furniture And Quits ALP Leadership; Labor Loses 14 Seats With Lowest Primary Vote Since 1931
- July 1, 2013: The Nationals – 2013 Federal Constitution
- June 27, 2013: Current Federal Parliamentary Leaders
- March 6, 2013: John Forrest, Nationals Member For Mallee, Announces Retirement
- February 26, 2013: Scullion: A Genuine Sense Of Bipartisanship
- February 4, 2013: Current Federal Parliamentary Leaders
- January 27, 2013: “Our Plan” – Tony Abbott Releases Coalition Policy Document
- December 13, 2012: Today’s Electoral Anniversaries: Hughes And Fraser
- November 1, 2012: Current Federal Parliamentary Party Leaders
- September 19, 2012: Tony Abbott’s Revised Coalition Shadow Ministry
- August 3, 2012: Abbott Releases Foreign Investment Discussion Paper
- July 1, 2012: The Nationals – 2012-13 Policy Platform
- February 2, 2011: Tony Crook Supports Flood Levy
- November 15, 2010: Victorian Liberals Put The Greens Last As Labor Stitches Up A Deal
- November 4, 2010: Giving Substance To The Words
- October 29, 2010: Election Funding Payments: 2010 Federal Election
- October 27, 2010: George Christensen (LNP-Dawson) – Maiden Speech
- October 26, 2010: Ken O’Dowd (LNP-Flynn) – Maiden Speech
- September 30, 2010: Seats Changing Hands At The 2010 Federal Election
- February 9, 2010: Barnaby Joyce Doorstop Interview On Climate Change And Other Matters
- May 26, 2009: Turnbull Pushes For Delay of Emissions Trading Scheme Legislation
- October 19, 2008: ACT Government Teeters; ALP Massacred In NSW By-Elections
- December 20, 2007: Seats Changing Hands At The 2007 Federal Election
- November 26, 2007: Nationals Mark Vaile Quits Party Leadership
- November 24, 2007: 2007 Federal Election Night Reports
- October 23, 2007: MPs Retiring At The 2007 Federal Election
- September 17, 2007: Current Federal Parliamentary Party Leaders
- January 24, 2006: Howard Ministry; Nelson To Defence; Nats Lose; Turnbull Tapped
- December 9, 2005: Voluntary Student Unionism: Senator Boswell’s Speech
- December 9, 2005: Voluntary Student Unions Bill: Speech By Senator Barnaby Joyce
- December 9, 2004: Election Funding Payments: 2004 Federal Election
- November 17, 2004: Tony Windsor Accuses Anderson And McDonald Of Bribery
- November 17, 2004: John Anderson Denies Tony Windsor Allegations
- October 31, 2004: Seats Changing Hands At The 2004 Federal Election
- October 26, 2004: Fourth Howard Ministry Sworn In
- September 26, 2004: John Howard’s 2004 Election Policy Speech
- September 13, 2004: Howard And Anderson Release Coalition’s Water Policy
- July 5, 2002: John Anderson Says He Will Resign If Nationals Don’t Improve Position At Next Election
- June 17, 2002: Nationals Leader John Anderson Laments Loss Of Traditional Family Values
- December 6, 2001: Election Funding Payments: 2001 Federal Election
- December 1, 2001: National Party Members – House – 2001
- October 22, 2001: National Party: John Anderson’s 2001 Federal Election Policy Speech
- April 1, 2001: A Statistical Analysis Of The Howard Ministry – 2001
- February 17, 2001: Historic Labor Landslide In Queensland Election; Coalition Decimated; One Nation Wreaks Havoc On The Right
- February 14, 2001: The Reshuffled Howard Ministry – February 2001
- February 11, 2001: The Difficult Task Of Winning A Third Term
- July 1, 2000: National Party Of Australia – 2000 Platform
- May 14, 2000: Nationals Concede Benalla To ALP
- May 13, 2000: Historic Victory As Labor Wins Benalla By-Election; Rural Voters Vent More Anger On Coalition
- May 13, 2000: Benalla By-Election A Test For National Party
- November 4, 1999: McNamara To Resign As Victorian National Party Leader
- October 22, 1999: National Party Dissolves Victorian Coalition
- July 1, 1999: Anderson And Vaile Elected National Party Leaders
- June 30, 1999: Tim Fischer To Retire On July 20
- December 1, 1998: 1998 Federal Election: Two-Party-Preferred Statistics By State And Seat
- November 27, 1998: Election Funding Payments: 1998 Federal Election
- November 1, 1998: Members Of The House Of Representatives – 1998
- November 1, 1998: National Party Members – House – 1998
- October 4, 1998: VCEpolitics.com: 1998 Federal Election – Week 6 Aftermath
- October 1, 1998: 1998 Federal Election: National Party Advertisement
- September 18, 1998: 1998 Federal Election: Tim Fischer National Party Campaign Launch
- October 20, 1997: The First Howard Ministry – October 1997
- May 6, 1996: Howard Proposes Tighter Gun Control Laws And Gun Buy-Back Program In Response To Port Arthur Shootings
- April 1, 1996: National Party Members – House – 1996
- April 1, 1996: House Of Representatives Members – 1996
- September 22, 1989: Final Edition Of Newsvoice As Russell Cooper Replaces Mike Ahern As Queensland Premier
- May 9, 1989: Peacock Defeats Howard In Surprise Challenge; Nationals Replace Sinclair With Blunt
- May 9, 1989: John Kerin Comments On Leadership Changes In the Coalition
- May 9, 1989: How Much Does A Leadership Change Cost?
- May 9, 1989: Peacock And Blunt Announce Their Leadership Positions To The House of Representatives
- May 4, 1989: Michael Cobb Introduces Private Member’s Bill On Flag Desecration
- July 11, 1987: Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen Comments On The 1987 Federal Election Result
- July 11, 1987: Bob Hawke Claims Victory In 1987 Federal Election
- June 22, 1987: 1987 Federal Election: National Party Policy Speech
- May 27, 1987: Bob Hawke Announces The 1987 Double Dissolution Election
- May 25, 1983: Senator Ron Boswell (Nats-Qld) – Maiden Speech
- March 2, 1983: Final Television Broadcasts: 1983 Federal Election
- March 1, 1983: National Party Advertisement: Doug Anthony
- February 21, 1983: Doug Anthony: National Party 1983 Federal Election Policy Speech
- December 9, 1977: National Party – Richmond (NSW) Doug Anthony How-To-Vote Card
- June 30, 1977: So Sing It Loud – National Party Queensland Song
- December 13, 1975: 1975 Federal Election: The Count And Leaders’ Speeches
- December 11, 1975: 1975 Federal Election: Audio Clips From The Campaign
- November 26, 1975: Doug Anthony: Country Party 1975 Federal Election Policy Speech
- April 20, 1939: Earle Page’s Speech Attacking Robert Menzies