Political Impact
Politically, the Young Nationals have had an increasingly significant impact on overall National Party policy and machinations in recent years. Young Nationals notably changed the party platform to oppose any form of mandatory ISP-level internet censorship and have also expressed strong federalist sentiments, having spearheaded a push to abolish the national curriculum. The movement has also been one of the stronger elements in the National Party that has expressed support for voluntary student unionism.
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