Strife of the party

Article Abstract:

According to the Bulletin-Morgan Poll at the halfway point in the Australian election campaign, the Australian National Party's share of the primary vote dropped to between 1.5 and 2.5% in September 2001. Country Party historian Don Aitken believes that the drop is due to changing demographics and the fact that the rural workforce has dropped from more than 30% to 1% of the total workforce since the National Party was formed more than 80 years ago.

Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Public opinion, Farmers, Rural areas, Australian National Party

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On the trail of kings: there's a project underway to record the oral history of the boss drovers and the outback stock routes they pioneered. Anthony Hoy in Camooweal finds long-neglected droving skills may still hold lessons for modern-day cattle producers

Article Abstract:

In order to record the history of an all-but-forgotten trade, there is an effort underway to interview the last of the some 40 boss drivers that once worked in Camooweal, once the hub of the droving industry. Professor Bill Gammage and Bruce Simpson are committed to documenting and preserving this aspect outback history. Cattle fared better with drovers than they do now under new methods.

Beef cattle feedlots, Feedlots & Stockyards, Cattle Feedlots, History, Livestock industry, Cattle drives, Cattle industry

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Bland losing the land: the Nationals have taken another hammering at the ballot box. Anthony Hoy reports on a party at the crossroads

Article Abstract:

The Australian National Party is losing influence on rural and regional political issues, and critics say it must be more confrontational with the Liberal Party if it wants to win back that influence. There has been a steady decline of rural and regional support for the Nationals in the last 30 years.

Political organizations, Political aspects, National Party (Australia)

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