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Nov 5, 2026
Stephen DonnellyHOST
And if I've got anything wrong here, Stephen, let me know.
Stephen DonnellyHOST
9 a.m. Fraser meets – sorry, Whitlam meets Fraser and Anthony, Doug Anthony, the leader of the now – National Country Party, they've changed their name in 1975, I think from memory, and tells them he'll advise for a half Senate election, which would be scheduled on the 13th of December.
Stephen DonnellyHOST
At 9.55am, Kerr phones Malcolm Fraser.
Stephen DonnellyHOST
Fraser's note on the back of a party meeting agenda lists four undertakings, caretaker, no new policies, past supply, no loans, prosecutions.
36 MINS LATER
Stephen DonnellyHOST
which meant then the coalition were on 91 seats, Labor on 36, it's a majority of 55, the Liberals won 68 in their own right.
Stephen DonnellyHOST
The Liberals, let me say that again, the Liberals won 68 seats in their own right to govern without the Nationals.
Stephen DonnellyHOST
So the Liberals picked up 28 seats, the National Country Party picked up One, the country Liberal Party in the Northern Territory gained one, which is a new seat.
Stephen DonnellyHOST
So, yeah, wow.
Eric BarkerHOST
And that is that could cows eating grass now trigger a land clearing event under the federal government's new environmental laws.
Eric BarkerHOST
So this was one raised by Nationals leader, Matt Canavan.
Eric BarkerHOST
Lydia, you've been reporting on this this week.
Eric BarkerHOST
I did tell the listeners that you were going to make it make sense.
Lydia BurtonHOST
It should be no.
Lydia BurtonHOST
But it's a little more complex than that.
Lydia BurtonHOST
As you mentioned, the leader of the Nationals, Matt Canavan, raised this in Senate estimates with the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry at the I'm going to play you some of what was said in Senate estimates.
Lydia BurtonHOST
It starts with Senator Canavan with his question.
Michelle StevensonHOST
The 188-year-old department store chain has formally entered administration, putting around 5,000 jobs at risk.
Michelle StevensonHOST
Nationals MP Michael McCormack telling News24 it's just one of thousands of Aussie businesses buckling under Labor's economic pressure.
Michael McCormackSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Well, DJs used to have the motto, there's no other store like David Jones, there's no other government like Labor, because they were in 188 years of business and it's taken four years for Labor to see that business sink.
Michelle StevensonHOST
Well, Deputy PM Richard Miles says his thoughts are with the affected staff.
Sharri MarksonHOST
Furuki's response is bring it on.
Sharri MarksonHOST
And joining me now for his thoughts on this and more, Nationals leader Matt Canavan.
Sharri MarksonHOST
Matt, great to see you again.
Sharri MarksonHOST
Look, what do you make of these developments? Do you think it was offensive what Pauline said? Should she be fighting this in court?
Michelle StevensonHOST
The 188-year-old department store chain has formally entered administration, putting around 5,000 jobs at risk.
Michelle StevensonHOST
Nationals MP Michael McCormack telling News24 it's just one of thousands of Aussie businesses buckling under Labor's economic pressure.
Michael McCormackSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Well, DJs used to have the motto, there's no other store like David Jones, there's no other government like Labor, because they were in 188 years of business and it's taken four years for Labor to see that business sink.
Michelle StevensonHOST
Well, Deputy PM Richard Miles says his thoughts are with the affected staff.
Michelle StevensonHOST
The 188-year-old department store chain has formally entered administration, putting around 5,000 jobs at risk.
Michelle StevensonHOST
Nationals MP Michael McCormack telling News24 it's just one of thousands of Aussie businesses buckling under Labor's economic pressure.
Michael McCormackSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Well, DJs used to have the motto, there's no other store like David Jones, there's no other government like Labor, because they were in 188 years of business and it's taken four years for Labor to see that business sink.
Michelle StevensonHOST
Well, Deputy PM Richard Miles says his thoughts are with the affected staff.
Michelle StevensonHOST
The 188-year-old department store chain has formally entered administration, putting around 5,000 jobs at risk.
Michelle StevensonHOST
Nationals MP Michael McCormack telling News24 it's just one of thousands of Aussie businesses buckling under Labor's economic pressure.
Michael McCormackSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Well, DJs used to have the motto, there's no other store like David Jones, there's no other government like Labor, because they were in 188 years of business and it's taken four years for Labor to see that business sink.
Michelle StevensonHOST
Well, Deputy PM Richard Miles says his thoughts are with the affected staff.
Carlos QuarembaGUEST
He's so pathetic.
Carlos QuarembaGUEST
And it's sad because, you know, a guy like that probably with the right people around him would have been... potentially really good but he's and so many of them do that they sell their soul they they leave their spine and like i know you've had a few people on your podcast and i and i respect a lot of these people but i don't what i don't respect is how once they get into a position they have to play this position of like you know classy example matt canavan smart guy really smart guy barnaby speaks so highly of him right um what he could have done when he became the leader of the Nats.
Carlos QuarembaGUEST
And he worked hard to do that.
Carlos QuarembaGUEST
And all kudos to you.
Sam BamfordHOST
Yeah, so where were you people for BRS then? Like no one stood up for BRS then and now you want to stand up for Hastie?
Carlos QuarembaGUEST
Because he's a tokenistic veteran.
Sam BamfordHOST
And also as well, you know, the Nats are probably going to get wiped out by One Nation at the next election.
Sam BamfordHOST
So they're just trying to come and save their seats.
Jordan ShanksHOST
Like it's exactly what you're seeing with One Nation.
Jordan ShanksHOST
Like One Nation really is picking up a lot of the National Party vote.
Jordan ShanksHOST
Why is that? Because Barnaby Joyce jumped ship and then he moved all of the infrastructure into the National Party.
Jordan ShanksHOST
In
AliHOST
fact, on that point, latest news is Matt Canawan is going to switch his seats and run from Mackay to hold One Nation at bay.
Katy McCallumGUEST
And that they amend it so that it includes all the cumulative projects like the power lines, the transmission lines and all of the other infrastructure that surrounds these renewable energy projects.
Steven TrippHOST
Now, speaking of the LNP, National Party leader, cosplayer Matt Canavan has announced that he'll be running for the lower house seat of Capricornia at the next federal election.
Steven TrippHOST
Now, that comes as the incumbent, Michelle Landry, has retired or said that she's going to retire at the end of her term.
Steven TrippHOST
So this is a big step for Matt Canavan, maybe taking a challenge in the lower house.
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