Farmers, Fairness, Nuclear Power: National’s Pitch for a Stronger Future

‘One of the founding reasons why I got into parliament was that I’m sick of seeing young people leave regional Australia,’ Littleproud said.

Newly elected Nationals leader David Littleproud at a press conference after a Nationals Party meeting at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia on May 30, 2022. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas

If the Coalition wins the federal election on May 3, Nationals Leader David Littleproud is poised to become Australia’s next deputy prime minister.

On April 24, he used an address at the National Press Club to make a case for regional Australia, arguing that the Nationals are the only party fighting for the future of the bush.