FED: Latham takes leaf out of Windsor's book

AAP General News (Australia)
02-05-2004
FED: Latham takes leaf out of Windsor's book

By Sharon Labi

LISMORE, NSW, Feb 5 AAP - Mark Latham is taking advice from popular Independent MP
Tony Windsor about how to win over bush voters.

In his first visit to a farm as Opposition leader, Mr Latham learnt about the issues
plaguing rural residents.

At the Blaxland farm at Wollun, in north-western NSW, Mr Latham shared tea and sandwiches
with eight farmers in what was once national parkland.

Mr Windsor, the member for New England, said access to health services and a shortage
of doctors were the biggest problems in the …