David Littleproud

Three people have narrowly avoided jail and have been slapped with $97,000 in fines after being found guilty of illegally exporting $3 million worth of sandalwood.

Biosecurity controls will be beefed up in a bid to protect Australian agriculture from devastating diseases and pests.

Workers who move to regional Australia to take up farm jobs will receive relocation costs sooner, after the federal government tweaked an underperforming scheme.

Australia has indicated it is on track to restart repatriation flights from India where thousands of people are stranded under a controversial travel ban.

Scott Morrison has conceded the woefully slow coronavirus vaccine rollout in disability residential care needs to be stepped up.

Australia plans to lure more than 10,000 farm workers from South-East Asia under a new agriculture visa farmers have long campaigned for.

Barnaby Joyce will return as the deputy prime minister after defeating Michael McCormack in a Nationals leadership spill.

The Nationals are open to discussing the prime minister's preference for net zero carbon emissions by 2050, but they want to square the ledger for the regions.

Deputy Nationals leader David Littleproud has denied striking a secret succession plan deal to replace Barnaby Joyce in the future.

Disaster assistance has been made available to help communities in Western Australia's northwest recover from damaging flooding earlier this month.

Australia's agriculture minister has declared the start date for a dedicated farm work visa will be announced imminently.

Migrant farm workers from Asian nations will be offered a path to permanent residency under a long-awaited agriculture visa.

The Australian government has approved a $32 million loan for construction of a cotton gin at Kununurra though the project’s full potential hinges on approvals for land development.

Farmers could soon have access to more workers from overseas, following the creation of a new agriculture visa.

Australian farmers are calling for a fair go in return for supporting an economy-wide aspiration of net zero emissions by 2050.

Senior Morrison government ministers are confident the Liberals will strike a deal with the Nationals to get a target of net zero emissions by 2050 over the line.

The federal government will provide half the funding for a salt and potash project to be developed by Kerry Stokes-backed BCI Minerals, after committing an extra $150 million.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison will discuss with premiers and chief ministers time frames for booster shots and masks mandates to curb COVID-19's spread.

The federal government’s NAIF fund has chipped in for the Perdaman project, a $4.3 billion proposed fertiliser plant tipped to produce 2 million tonnes of urea per year.

A $1.9 million grant awarded to Geraldton Fishermen’s Co-operative to grow overseas exports is expected to increase its customer base by 20 per cent.

Anthony Albanese has lashed out at the prime minister's leaders' debate performance as nothing but smirk and smears, as pre-poll voting gets under way across the country.

David Littleproud to lead the Nationals after Barnaby Joyce gets dumped. Peter Dutton elected Liberal leader unopposed

The prime minister is flying to Perth on Saturday ahead of a diplomatic mission to Indonesia.

As the federal government weighs up its options to deal with the energy crisis, a former prime minister says decisive action is needed in the gas market.

New federal Nationals leader David Littleproud wants to team up with Mark McGowan to fight a live sheep export ban.

New measures have been implemented to stop the spread of foot and mouth disease to Australia after cases were detected in livestock in Bali.

The federal government says its position on dealing with China remains unchanged, despite China listing four demands in order to improve ties.

The Nationals will not support efforts to enshrine an Indigenous voice to parliament in the constitution, threatening the chances of a referendum passing.

Federal parliament is set to invoke a rare censure motion against Scott Morrison over the way he secretly appointed himself to ministerial portfolios.

Objection to the proposed First Nations Voice within the Nationals is not universal, with Mia Davies declaring she and the state division will continue to support constitutional change.

Details of a First Nations Voice are in ample supply, contrary to what some of its opponents are suggesting.

The treasurer says the Albanese government has overseen the strong jobs growth during its first year but the opposition says it has failed to tame inflation.

Anthony Albanese says the country needs to "collectively plan'' for an ageing demographic, as the government prepares to release the Intergenerational Report.

Nationals Leader David Littleproud says there are serious cultural deficiencies at Qantas, which lost a court appeal over the sacking of thousands of workers.

Both sides of politics are pledging to focus on closing the Indigenous disadvantage gap after a referendum to constitutionally enshrine an advisory body failed.

Former Nationals leader Mia Davies and Walkley award winning journalist Matt Moran have been preselected to contest the seat of Bullwinkel at the next federal election.

WA Nationals stalwart Mia Davies has her heart set on becoming Australia’s deputy prime minister as she presses the case for a shift from state to federal politics.

The federal government has unveiled a $27.6 billion deficit in its last budget before the May election, but insists the economy is on track for a soft landing.

Federal opposition leader Peter Dutton has used his budget reply speech to spruik four bills a Coalition government would introduce on the first day of parliament, if elected.

Opposition leader Peter Dutton today unveiled a plan to funnel cash from commodity revenue windfalls into two new funds.