The National Party implements a new rule restricting former leader Barnaby Joyce's political travel during the election campaign, aiming to control his influence and protect vulnerable seats.
The National Party is implementing a new rule that effectively restricts former leader Barnaby Joyce from conducting political trips outside his electorate during the upcoming election campaign. This move, aimed at ensuring MPs focus on areas where they are most beneficial to the party, requires shadow ministers, including Joyce, to seek permission from party leader David Littleproud for any travel to other electorates.
This strategy, implemented late last year, is seen as an attempt to limit Joyce's influence despite his fundraising prowess. The Nationals are facing several challenges, including a shortfall in fundraising and the threat of losing seats to both rebel MPs and well-funded independent candidates. Three opposition MPs are set to run as independents in the election, including former Victorian Liberal MP Russell Broadbent, who will challenge the Coalition in his Gippsland seat of Monash. The National Party's rationale for curbing Joyce's political activities partially stems from concerns about his popularity, particularly among women, who were reportedly alienated by his outspoken stance during the last election. Joyce's criticism of the Coalition's net-zero emissions pledge also drew criticism, potentially impacting the party's vote. While Littleproud downplayed the rule change, stating it aims for a coordinated approach to utilizing shadow ministers effectively, sources within the National Party reveal the rule is partly designed to maintain discipline over Joyce, who is seen as a potential liability in certain electorates.The Coalition faces a tight race for the upcoming election, requiring them to gain a significant number of seats to form a government. The Nationals themselves are facing tough contests in several regional seats, further complicated by their fundraising deficit. Former deputy prime minister Michael McCormack is facing a challenge from well-known farmer James Gooden, while other frontbenchers, Pat Conaghan and Dan Tehan, are engaged in tight battles against teal independents. The Nationals are also bracing for a loss in Calare, where former Nationals minister Andrew Gee, who resigned over the party's opposition to the Voice to Parliament, will run as an independent. Gee believes the Nationals no longer truly represent the interests of rural Australians and merely follow the Liberals' lead.
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