MONARO MP John Barilaro has been elected as the new NSW Nationals leader unopposed at a party room meeting on Tuesday morning.
It follows the resignation of former leader Troy Grant and deputy leader Adrian Piccoli after the poor by-election result for the Nationals at Orange, believed to have been caused by the government’s controversial greyhound racing ban and council amalgamations.
The Nationals have held the seat since 1947 and by a margin of more than 21 per cent at the last state election, but, with some electorate’s experiencing swings of up to 60 per cent, the party is expected to lose Read full article
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