Flashback: Canberra’s agricultural political history

Colin Bettles
Updated July 4 2017 - 3:15pm, first published 2:53pm
Barnaby Joyce and former PM Tony Abbott launching the Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper in July 2015.
Barnaby Joyce and former PM Tony Abbott launching the Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper in July 2015.

DURING this week one year ago, the entire nation was sent into a political tail-spin as rural independent MPs like Queensland veteran Bob Katter and Victorian Cathy McGowan held the whip hand as another potentially divisive hung parliament loomed in Canberra, following a nail-biting double dissolution election on July 2, 2016.

Colin Bettles

Colin Bettles

Canberra Bureau Chief

Has been the Canberra Bureau Chief for Fairfax Agricultural Media since 2010 - survived the hung parliament - former media manager at Western Australian Cricket Association now covering national agricultural and rural issues in federal politics.

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