Booktopia - The National Party : Prospects for the Great Survivors, Linda Courtenay Botterill, 9781742370255

The National Party : Prospects for the Great Survivors

Editor: Linda Courtenay Botterill, Geoff Cockfield

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ISBN: 9781742370255

Format: Paperback
Published: October 2009

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The National Party of Australia is under challenge. Will it be able to adapt and survive or will it become increasingly irrelevant in Australian politics?

With population growth in some coastal and hinterland areas and decline in inland agricultural areas, the face of rural and regional Australia is changing. As a result, the National Party's traditional support is being eroded.

Within the long-standing coalition, the influence of the Nationals appears to be in decline, yet they continue to resist amalgamation with the Liberal Party.

The authors describe a small party, with a strong agrarian identity, surviving amongst major parties that are deeply rooted in an increasingly dominant urban political landscape. They consider the policy and political options and potential electoral strategies for survival and, perhaps, renewal.