1986 New Zealand rugby league tour of Australia and Papua New Guinea match victory against New Zealand and their first test win since defeating France 37-6 in 1977. The Kumuls would not win another test until 1990. Following the loss to Papua New Guinea, Graham Lowe resigned in August to take up the position of head coach with English club side Wigan. Tony Gordon was appointed as his replacement in September. Dun Furner and Wally Lewis would lead the Australian team on the undefeated 1986 Kangaroo Tour of Great Britain and France at the end of the NSWRL and BRL seasons. 1986 New Zealand rugby league tour of Australia and Papua New
National Party of Australia – Tasmania their first federal representative in the state in ninety years. Martin declared he was seeking to relaunch the party in the state. National Party of Australia – Tasmania The National Party of Australia, using variously the names the Country Party, the Centre Party, the National Country Party and the Tasmanian Nationals, has had a limited history of organising and standing in the state of Tasmania compared to mainland states. First organising in the state in 1922, a succession of parties have functioned with limited electoral results. No state country party organisation yet existed in Tasmania prior to 1922, although in