Were running some of the most sophisticated, technologically sophisticated businesses in the world. Nationals Leader David Littleproud says farmers will "lose thousands of hectares" of productive landscape and native bushland to make way for transmission lines. David Littleproud has emerged as the new leader of the Nationals, promising to captain the junior coalition partner to better electoral fortunes in 2025, after a more than two-hour long party room meeting. Were leading the world in trying to do this. Mr Littleproud (top left) is pictured with Ms Dobson (bottom left) at her family's home on Christmas Day in 2021, The couple cast their votes in the federal election on May 21 in Mr Littleproud's electorate of Maranoa. "We know that farmers at the grassroots level know human made climate change is real because they see it every day. MG: Now, would agriculture have to be exempted for the Nationals to sign up to the 2050 target, or are the better ways of protecting agriculture? Nationals won't back a bigger medium-term emissions cut, David . David Littleproud: Well, look, we meticulously plan with the . 28,000 new kilometres of new transmission lines across this country., Renewables push will see farmers lose thousands of hectares of productive landscape. His meteoric rise reached its . By Charlotte Karp For Daily Mail Australia, Published: 23:28 BST, 31 May 2022 | Updated: 01:36 BST, 1 June 2022. Not really.'. What you want to do is have your renewables close to the source of where it could be distributed, Mr Littleproud told Sky News Australia. [6], Littleproud was elected to parliament in 2016, succeeding retiring Nationals MP Bruce Scott. Former agriculture minister David Littleproud has ousted Barnaby Joyce to become Nationals leader. "Under my leadership, the Liberal party will be true to our values, that have seen us win successive elections over the course of the last quarter of a century. The Liberals would not be Labor-lite, Dutton said. David Littleproud, Michael McCormack, Darren Chester could run for MG: So, whats your attitude to the ANZ decision to pull out of funding the Port of Newcastle, which is said to be the worlds biggest thermal coal terminal? He congratulated the new leadership team, and said he would get a chance to spend more time with his family. Farewell Liddell: what to expect when Australia's oldest coal plant closes I worked in Townsville. If you can reduce emissions with technology. Some people have noticed that Douglas has been offered several government positions before to the 2019 election. I think many of them are probably scared to step up because they are worried of an onslaught by Twitter. I remember going to many domestic violence instances, particularly involving Indigenous communities, and for me at the time I believed that the apology should be given when the problems were resolved and the problems are not resolved.. 'I want to congratulate David, Perin and Bridget, they have a mighty task ahead of them and I will give them all the support I can,' he said. Police hunt for Brixton killer after woman in her 30s is stabbed to death in broad daylight near O2 Academy. We need to engage the world like we never have before, because the opportunities are boundless. He was there for almost five years before he became a politician. Littleproud was appointed to cabinet the following year, subsequently serving as Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources (20172019), Water Resources, Drought, Rural Finance, Natural Disaster and Emergency Management (20192020), Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management (20202021), and Agriculture and Northern Australia (20212022). Renewables push will see farmers lose 'thousands of hectares' of Our party room hasnt got to a juncture of dismissing it. Daily Mail Australia has contacted Mr Littleproud and Ms Dobson for comment. Were living up to an international agreement, Littleproud said on Monday, when asked if the net zero plan was up for negotiation. The member for Maranoa had paid tribute to his wife in his maiden speech to Parliament in September 2016, a little more than a year before becoming a cabinet minister. But thats obviously something that the government is working through. 439 Following. Biden FINALLY announces COVID vaccine requirement for travelers to US will be Have scientists finally created a jab to keep ALL flu strains at bay? Mr. Littleproud grew up in Chinchilla, Australia. His meteoric rise reached its peak when the 45-year-old Queenslander was elected leader of the junior Coalition partner on Monday. And so, we are evolving. To be candid. Listen David Littleproud on The Nationals and net zero. 'It is an amicable split,' Mr Littleproud told the Warwick Daily News in January 2019, as he confirmed his marriage breakdown. So what people are saying on the ground is theyre just concerned that they dont want to be they dont want to continue to be the ones that have to do all the heavy lifting for the conscience of people, particularly in metropolitan areas that do a significant amount of the polluting. And we as a National Party stood strong and said, these are our people. EXCLUSIVE: He is best known to many as the Nationals politician who did his best to prevent gay people from marrying, even shouting 'No' in parliament in a last-ditch effort to prevent . Such is the tradition for the junior coalition partner, a democratic process current leader Barnaby Joyce knows he must accept. It is also the biggest electorate in Queensland at a whopping 730,000 sq km.