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Former Nationals deputy prime minister John Anderson seeks political comeback
Former deputy prime minister John Anderson is seeking to make a return to federal politics more than a decade after leaving it behind, seeking pre-selection for the Nationals in the Senate in New South Wales.
Key points:
- Former deputy prime minister and Nationals leader John Anderson wants to “get back to a serious debate about the things that affect us all”
- He also wants an increase in national defence spending
- Mr Anderson says he has “no interest” in undermining current Nationals leader Michael McCormack
Mr Anderson was a prominent figure in the Howard government, serving as Nationals leader and deputy prime minister between 1999 and 2005.
He left politics at the 2007 election, and his former seat of Gwydir has been abolished.
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