Nationals also gain assurance in renegotiated Coalition deal that a proposal for better protections for small business from market abuse will be given ‘proper consideration’ by cabinetOn the first day of Malcolm Turnbull’s leadership,three National party senators crossed the floor to support a Greens motion advocating a change in competition laws known as the effects test which would halt gargantuan business “abusing” market power.
The move came shortly after the Nationals leader, Warren Truss, and negotiated significant gains in a recent Coalition agreement with Turnbull,including winning responsibility for the water from environment portfolio to agriculture under Barnaby Joyce.
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Source: theguardian.com