New leader urges voters stick by divided coalition

A macadamia nut farmer newly installed as NSW Nationals leader argues the coalition is not fractured, despite radical positions on climate change.

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Coffs Harbour MP Gurmesh Singh was elected unopposed as leader on Tuesday, less than 24 hours after former broadcaster Dugald Saunders' shock resignation for family reasons.

In his pitch to disaffected coalition voters, Mr Singh emphasised a message of unity.

"Governments need to be doing not just talking, and that's something that the coalition has delivered in spades," he told reporters in his first press conference as the regional party leader.

"We've got a track record ... we have people who