Nationals outperform Liberals in Australian elections, making gains but failing to win key seats.

In recent Australian elections, the Nationals retained almost all of their seats, outperforming the struggling Liberal Party. They made significant gains in Labor's margins in Solomon and Bendigo but failed to win these seats. In Calare, independent Andrew Gee won, though Nationals Leader David Littleproud remains hopeful. The party narrowly held onto the Cowper seat, while Labor increased its lead in the Hunter region.