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Live coverage: Nationals break away from the Coalition
National Party leader David Littleproud has announced the party will dump the Coalition agreement in the wake of the ...
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 ...
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No Coalition: How the Liberals and Nationals came together, and how they fell apart
Source: AAP / Mick Tsikas The Nationals have split from the Liberals for the third time since the Coalition was formed over 80 years ago. On Tuesday, Nationals leader David Littleproud confirmed ...
Coalition split puts Victorian and NSW Nationals Senate seats at high risk
Nationals leader David Littleproud continued to defend his party’s shock decision to split the Coalition. He told the ABC ...
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Coalition split leaves Liberals and Nationals without any excuses
"Unfortunately, the Nationals determined this was not possible. The Liberal Party also insisted that shadow cabinet solidarity be maintained in any Coalition agreement. "This was not explicitly ...
Senior Liberals and Nationals push to stall on shadow ministry in bid to repair Coalition
Senior figures in both the Liberal and National parties are locked in last-minute negotiations to bring the Coalition back ...