“MPs from two regional conservative electorates have just awarded government to the Labor Greens alliance.”

“Rural and regional Australians will suffer the most from such left wing rule.”

“Whether a fisher, a miner, a grazier, a cane grower or a small business owner in a regional town, they all will be damaged by the policies of a Labor Green government.”

“A massive mining tax, a massive carbon tax, and fishing closures – these are recipes for permanent decline in rural areas and industry.”

“The Nationals increased their numbers significantly at the last election.  We were poised as never before to deliver for regional Australia.”

“A great opportunity has been lost.  If the Independents had only joined our ranks instead of opposing us, together we would have changed the face of regional Australia.”

“The Nationals have always delivered.  That is why we were re elected in greater numbers.  The Labor and Green vote in the bush was at historically low levels.”

“Yet two regional independents gave government away to the most left wing outfit Australia has seen.”

“It is hard to see their decision as anything but payback that will tragically cost rural Australia heavily in the coming years.”

ENDS