Young Nationals (Australia)

[5][6] The movement has also been one of the stronger elements in the National Party that has expressed support for voluntary student unionism (VSU),[7][8] eventually persuading Senator Fiona Nash to ditch the parliamentary party's opposition to VSU.[9] [10] Whilst serving as NSW Young Nationals chairman, Jessica Price-Purnell and two other NSW Young Nationals staffers reportedly embarked on an 'emotional' rampage inflicting substantial damage on the party's Orange campaign office during the 2016 Orange state by-election, which included a hole being punctured in the wall, with party state director Nathan Quigley expressing concern for the mental health of the three women, all of whom admitted responsibility for the vandalism and paid compensation for the damage.[13] In 2018, it was revealed that the NSW Young Nationals had been infiltrated by a number of neo-Nazis and other far-right extremists.Senior Party figures, including Federal Leader Michael McCormack denounced these attempts, stating that "The Nationals will not tolerate extremism or the politics of hate.The leader of the NSW Nationals, John Barilaro, also denounced racism and fascism within the party.
Young Nationals at 2015 Federal Conference in Canberra
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