Straddling the barbed-wire fence: Australia, the rural-urban divide, and the National Party

The National Party held the keys to power for almost a decade before 2022. They are the only major single-constituency party in Parliament, representing exclusively regional and rural interests, and yet essential services in the Bush continue to suffer from neglect and underfunding.

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