Nationals alert to the rise of Pauline Hanson

File image of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull with Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce on May, 26, 2016. Source: AAP
Senior members of the Nationals believe the party must adjust its policy settings, including its attitude to the Family Court, to keep in check the resurgence of Pauline Hanson's One Nation.As the party's 22 MPs and senators gathered in Canberra yesterday for a meeting to discuss the demands they would make of Malcolm Turnbull, they also confirmed another headache for Treasurer Scott Morrison by declaring they would fight the implementation of the $540 million backpacker tax. Aaron reports.
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