Region. Nationals call for airport

The NSW Nationals will consider whether to back a second Sydney airport at the party's annual conference this weekend, potentially placing it at odds with the state government over the issue. Two branches, Dubbo and Parkes, have put up a motion calling on the federal Nationals to ''support the immediate commencement of planning for the building of a second airport in the Cumberland Basin''. The motion also calls on the federal party to support construction of ''an integrated high speed transport system linking [Kingsford Smith Airport] with the new international airport''.