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Doug Anthony - remembering a political allstar

By Ron Boswell Ao, Former Leader of the Nationals in the Senate
January 20 2021 - 12:00pm
On 14 March, 1983, the federal parliamentary party room welcomed the return of Noel Hicks after a bruising campaign in his NSW seat of Riverina.
Left to right (back row): Bruce Lloyd, Ray Braithwaite, Bruce Cowan, Tom McVeigh, Doug Scott, Ian Robinson, Ian Cameron, Flo Bjelke-Petersen, Ralph Hunt, Ian Sinclair, Stan Collard, Peter Fisher; (front row): Bob Katter (snr), Stephen Lusher, Doug Anthony, Noel Hicks, Peter McGauran and Ron Boswell.
On 14 March, 1983, the federal parliamentary party room welcomed the return of Noel Hicks after a bruising campaign in his NSW seat of Riverina. Left to right (back row): Bruce Lloyd, Ray Braithwaite, Bruce Cowan, Tom McVeigh, Doug Scott, Ian Robinson, Ian Cameron, Flo Bjelke-Petersen, Ralph Hunt, Ian Sinclair, Stan Collard, Peter Fisher; (front row): Bob Katter (snr), Stephen Lusher, Doug Anthony, Noel Hicks, Peter McGauran and Ron Boswell.

At the 1974 Queensland state election the National Party had just changed its name from the Country Party.

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