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National Enquirer

David Littleproud sits behind a 'Nats' sign in a paddock, holding a long paper list which flows around him across the land. A farmer asks, 'So what did you do for the bush over the past nine years?'

Peter Broelman suggests that the National Party did not put country-focused policies in place when they had the chance to as part of the Coalition government from 2013 to 2022. The Universal Service Obligation (USO) is a long-standing legislated communications policy ensuring all Australians have access to landline telephones. Broelman’s cartoon was a response to Nationals leader David Littleproud having urged the current government to extend the USO to include mobile phones and mandated roaming.

The Museum of Australian Democracy acknowledges Australia's First Nations peoples as the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia. We recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We respectfully acknowledge the role that First Nations people continue to play in shaping Australia's democracy. We also acknowledge the Ngunnawal, Ngunawal and Ngambri peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the region in which MoAD is located.

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