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Who Is Charlie Saunders? Aussie Official Dugald Saunders Resigns After Daughter's OnlyFans Career Revealed

NSW Nationals leader Dugald Saunders has resigned, saying he is prioritising family, as his daughter features in a new adult-industry documentary that has drawn national attention.

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Politician Resigns Just Hours After Daughter Reveals She’s An Adult Content Creator

“He is embarrassed. I feel for him.”

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New leader urges voters stick by divided coalition

A renewable energy believer has been elected to lead the NSW Nationals but won't back the same climate target as the Liberals.

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Dugald Saunders steps down as NSW Nationals leader with speculation the Liberals’ Mark Speakman could follow

Saunders says ‘it is the right time for me to take a step back and focus on my family and myself’, week after state Nationals dump net zero commitment

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Howard urges Ley to ‘get together’ with PM on four-year federal parliamentary terms – as it happened

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Kellie Sloane is tipped to replace Mark Speakman as NSW Liberal leader. That should make life tougher for Chris Minns

Sloane, an ex-journalist, is good at delivering lines. But if the state Coalition tears itself apart over net zero, she could be left talking up a fractured opposition

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Regional jobs axed in public sector 'coward cuts'

The decision to cut 228 roles from a state's regional public sector has sparked outrage from unions, who say the move will come at a cost to primary industries.

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Minns’s $140m great koala national park will ‘obliterate’ regional towns, Coalition claims

Labor’s koala strategy doesn’t go far enough, Coalition says, but environmentalists hail park a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ decision

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Farmers still waiting on flood 'rapid' recovery grants

A state agriculture minister has conceded the government's delivery of financial aid to farmers hit by May's devastating floods has been too slow.

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Climate change costs hit regions and budget hard

A slew of natural disasters have taken a toll on the NSW economy but its budget aims to keep the regions growing with targeted investments.

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Less red tape, more money for flood-affected residents

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is pledging more funds for flood-affected communities, praising the "extraordinary resilience" shown by those on the front line.

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NSW Nationals MPs criticise ‘distasteful’ move by federal counterparts

Fears split with Coalition will diminish party’s relevance and ability to advocate for rural communities

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‘Egg on his face’: Wes Fang again blasts NSW Liberal leader just hours after Coalition peace deal

Fang launches fresh tirade against Mark Speakman after opposition leader questioned his Wagga Wagga credentials

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Coalition set for crisis talks after Nats MP sacked

The future of the NSW coalition is up in the air after the state opposition leader sacked a Nationals MP for publicly chastising him.

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NSW Coalition at risk of collapse after Nationals leader backs Wes Fang in spat with Liberals

Dugald Saunders took issue with Liberal leader Mark Speakman who sacked Fang from the shadow ministry over comments about a Wagga Wagga trip

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Regional trainee, apprentice travel pass under review after Labor finds $250 card comes with $900 price tag

A travel card designed to ease cost-of-living burdens in regional NSW could be scrapped as a Labor minister says the money may be better allocated to road repairs.

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Environment minister raises hopes new laws could include federal ban on native forest logging

Tanya Plibersek confirms regional forestry agreements will be covered by upgraded federal environment laws, hinting government may follow Victoria’s lead

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NSW moves to end ‘secret’ rental bidding and bring in portable bonds scheme

Exclusive: Premier Chris Minns says legislation will create a ‘fairer’ rental market by providing more certainty and flexibility

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Ben Franklin defies NSW Nationals leadership by securing upper house presidency

Ben Franklin nominates himself for the position a day after state party leader Paul Toole is booted out in a leadership spill.

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NSW Nationals leadership spill sees Paul Toole replaced by Dugald Saunders

The New South Wales Nationals have replaced their leader Paul Toole just weeks after reinstating him over claims he misled the party.

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Paul Toole axed as NSW Nationals leader, sending Coalition into a spin on eve of parliament’s return

Former deputy premier faced leadership spill after colleague Ben Franklin accused of him of misleading colleagues

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The Scott Morrison factor: could a federal seat shape the race for the NSW Liberal leadership?

Mark Speakman is seen as a frontrunner for opposition leader, but he is said to be weighing a move to Canberra

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Former deputy premier Paul Toole survives NSW Nationals leadership challenge

Former deputy premier Paul Toole wins the vote eight to seven, with one informal vote, against Dubbo MP Dugald Saunders.

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Toole survives NSW Nationals leadership challenge

Former ABC broadcaster Dugald Saunders has lost a bid to take charge of the NSW Nationals in opposition after losing a leadership vote to incumbent Paul Toole.

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NSW Nats leader to face likely challenge from Dubbo MP

A former radio presenter and Olympic broadcaster is likely to throw his hat into the ring for the NSW Nationals leadership after the coalition lost government.

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