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Australia's Liberal-National coalition splits after election thrashing

Australia's Liberal-National coalition - currently the nation's main opposition political party - has split after a partnership lasting almost 80 years. The move marks a seismic change in the country's political landscape and comes just weeks after a federal election that saw Labor win a second term in a landslide victory.

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Australia's opposition coalition splits after election loss

Australia's National Party has split from its conservative coalition partner of over 60 years, the Liberal Party, citing policy differences over renewable energy and after a resounding loss at a national election this month.

The Diplomat · 2d

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.

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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 ...

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'They were determined to walk away': National Party's requests were 'designed to fail'

Former defence minister Joel Fitzgibbon says the National Party’s requests from the Liberals were “unrealistic”.

The battle for the soul of conservative Australia may have just begun

If the existing split in the Coalition moves beyond a difference about policy, the self-destructive consequences will be ...

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Nationals break the Coalition, in a major blow to Sussan Ley

The Nationals have broken the Coalition, for the first time in nearly four decades, because new Liberal leader Sussan Ley ...

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Nationals have caused ‘destruction’ of rural Australia: Bob Katter

Independent MP Bob Katter says the National Party has caused the “destruction” of rural Australia. “The National Party … they were the Deputy Prime Minister of Australia for most of the last 20 years, ...

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