Election 2016: 'new economy' scaring voters: Nats

The National Party has distanced itself from the Coalition\u27s key economic campaign message because it is frightening many of its voters who are clinging to jobs in the so-called "old economy." Multiple sources said the junior Coalition partner had decided to shun the official campaign slogan: "The plan for a strong new economy." It is avoiding using such phrases as "helping the economy transition away from the mining boom," because it is further fuelling job insecurity in economically depressed regional and rural electorates. It is especially potent in north Queensland and its mining regions