Federal Member for Parkes Jamie Chaffey today welcomed Senator Matt Canavan as the new leader of The National Party and Darren Chester as the Deputy Leader.
“Senator Matt Canavan has already proven himself as a fighter for regional Australia – and that is exactly what the country needs,” Mr Chaffey said.
“I welcome his election as Leader of The National Party and look forward to working with him to champion better results for the people of the Parkes electorate. Senator Canavan has already joined me in Parkes as we listened to the stories of people who were being impacted by Labor’s stampede to Net Zero, and we outlined the clear fact there is a cheaper, better and fairer way to move forward on energy issues.
“I also welcome Darren Chester as Deputy Leader. His extensive experience in Parliament and his commitment and enthusiasm are great assets to our leadership team.
“While it was sad to hear David Littleproud’s resignation, we have great confidence in our new team, and in the future. We need to be strong to hold this Labor Albanese Government to account – particularly given their record in regional Australia.”
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Caption: Federal Member for Parkes Jamie Chaffey with Nationals Leader Senator Matt Canavan and Deputy Leader Darren Chester.
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