found:The Nationals for Regional Australia website, Jan 5, 2017:our history -- key dates and events (Jan 22, 1920, Australian Country Party formed; Mar. 9, 1974, name change recommended to National Country Party of Australia; May 2, 1975, name change agreed to at national party convention; Oct. 16, 1982, federal conference votes to change name to National Party of Australia; Oct. 11, 2003, federal conference endorses "The Nationals" as the party's shortened name; Oct. 14, 2006, federal convention agrees that name should officially be changed to The Nationals) Federal Constitution document (National Party of Australia Federal Constitution; "The name of the organisation shall be "The National Party of Australia", also known as "The Nationals" and hereinafter referred to as The Nationals or the Party")