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The Coalition believed it was Australia’s anointed leader - now it has no plan B
The Nationals may have pulled the trigger on ending the Coalition arrangement, but the Liberals had helped fashion the bullet ...
View from The Hill: Coalition split puts Victorian and NSW Nationals Senate seats at high risk
Under usual Coalition arrangements, Bridget McKenzie, from Victoria, who is Nationals Senate leader, and Ross Cadell, from ...
David Littleproud insists he respected Sussan Ley’s circumstances after mother dies
Nationals leader David Littleproud says he “respected the personal circumstances” of Liberal counterpart Sussan Ley amid negotiations for a Coalition agreement.
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The Strategic Consequences of the Liberal-National Coalition Split in Australia
The Liberal Party and the National Party have had a permanent coalition since 1946. Not anymore.
From Bruce and Page, to 'Joh for Canberra', to a principled split — the history of the conservative coalition
The Nationals' split from the Coalition marks a break in a century-long tradition, but it's not the first time tensions have ...
Ley talking to pro-Coalition Nats in bid to broker peace
Breakaway Nationals leader David Littleproud is poised to announce his own shadow cabinet picks, which would complicate any ...
Do law and order campaigns win votes in Australia?
Stoking public fear over crime was effective for Donald Trump in securing the US presidency in both 2016 and 2024. In Australia, that approach has been less potent.
Liberals to make Nationals reform nightmare a reality after Coalition split
Opposition Leader Sussan Ley is remaking the Liberal Party to reflect modern Australian values, which could deliver a seismic shift from old Coalition policies.
Right-wing Coalition breaks apart after Australian election debacle
National Coalition, which has been in place for 80 years, expresses a historic crisis of the whole two-party set-up of ...
‘Recipe for permanent opposition’: Tony Abbott says Liberal and National parties must make reforming Coalition 'urgent' priority
Tony Abbott has called on the leaders of the Liberal and National parties to “get over the electoral PTSD” and urgently reform the Coalition.
Leaked letter reveals Nationals threatened Liberals with Coalition split over senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price's defection
A leaked letter from Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie has revealed the Coalition split was first sparked by internal tensions over Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s defection to the Liberals.