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The National Party must help to fix up the farm that is Australia

Labor is only adding to sense of regression and decline in Australia. The Nationals can’t restore the country if they succumb to populism themselves.

John AndersonFormer Nationals leader

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After a lifetime on the land, I’ve seen what happens when a once-thriving farm starts to fall apart. The fences sag, the crops thin out, and soon, the very soil that sustained generations becomes fragile.

It’s tough to admit when things are slipping, but without the hard work of restoring what’s been lost, it only gets worse.

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John Anderson was deputy prime minister and leader of the National Party from 1999 to 2005. He hosts a politico-cultural podcast.

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