▁the ▁party ▁has ▁vac ill ated ▁between ▁state ▁support ▁for ▁primary ▁indust ries ▁(" agr arian ▁social ism ") ▁and ▁free ▁agricult ural ▁trade ▁and ▁has ▁opposed ▁tar iff ▁protection ▁for ▁Australia ' s ▁manufact uring ▁and ▁service ▁indust ries . ▁This ▁vac ill ation ▁prompt ed ▁those ▁opposed ▁to ▁the ▁policies ▁of ▁the ▁National s ▁to ▁jo ke ▁that ▁its ▁real ▁aim ▁was ▁to ▁" cap ital ise ▁its ▁g ains ▁and ▁social ise ▁its ▁losses ! ". ▁It ▁is ▁usually ▁pro - min ing , ▁pro - development , ▁and ▁anti - environment al ist . ▁ ▁" C oun tr ym ind ed ness " ▁was ▁a ▁s log an ▁that ▁sum med ▁up ▁the ▁ide ology ▁of ▁the ▁Country ▁Party ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁through ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁It ▁was ▁an ▁ide ology ▁that ▁was ▁phys i ocr atic , ▁popul ist , ▁and ▁decent ral ist ; ▁it ▁fost ered ▁rural ▁solid ar ity ▁and ▁just ified ▁dem ands ▁for ▁government ▁subs id ies . ▁" C oun tr ym ind ed ness " ▁grew ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁failure ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁areas ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁rapid ▁economic ▁and ▁population ▁exp ans ions ▁that ▁occurred ▁after ▁ 1 8 9 0 . ▁The ▁growth ▁of ▁the ▁ide ology ▁into ▁urban ▁areas ▁came ▁as ▁most ▁country ▁people ▁migr ated ▁to ▁jobs ▁in ▁the ▁cities . ▁Its ▁decl ine ▁was ▁due ▁mainly ▁to ▁the ▁reduction ▁of ▁real ▁and ▁psych ological