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Littleproud was poised to dump his party rivals. They worked with Ley to reopen Coalition talks
Nationals leader David Littleproud announced the dramatic about-face on Coalition talks in a snap press conference in ...
Coalition civil war truce called just as David Littleproud was making National MPs ‘shadow ministers’
Nationals leader David Littleproud was in the middle of handing out “shadow” portfolios to his country party MPs when Sussan Ley on Thursday summoned him to her office to discuss a Coalition civil war ...
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.
David Littleproud warns against pigeonholing ‘country cousins’ as Nationals prepare policy free-range
SBS Chief Political Correspondent Anna Henderson spoke to Nationals Leader David Littleproud about the separation of the National and Liberal parties.
Littleproud extends olive branch to Ley in 'positive step' for Coalition
Nationals leader David Littleproud has signalled a possible resolution to his party's split with the Liberal Party, two days ...
How David Littleproud killed the Coalition in one virtual hook-up
The final trigger in the death of the modern-day Coalition was a note sent by Sussan Ley to David Littleproud that he read ...
Opinion
David Littleproud simplifies pausing of Coalition break-up
Nationals Leader David Littleproud discusses the events leading to the pausing of the Coalition's break-up. “I got a text out of the blue earlier this morning from Sussan … she made it clear that she ...
‘We were pigeonholed’: Nationals leader David Littleproud reveals ambitious rebrand
After sensationally breaking up with the Liberal Party, Nationals leader David Littleproud has promised a major rebrand of ...
Littleproud may have ended things, but this break-up was a decade in the making
The split between the Nationals and the Liberal Party isn’t some temporary break. And it all but guarantees Sussan Ley will ...
David Littleproud defends Nationals departure from the Coalition and confirms parties will remain split unless Liberals agree to key policy demands
Nationals leader David Littleproud has continued to defend his parties shock departure from the Coalition, stating that unless Sussan Ley provided key policy concessions the two once inseparable ...
David Littleproud flags lifting ban on nuclear energy as the only pathway to net-zero emissions
Nationals leader David Littleproud says the net-zero emissions by 2050 target will be unreachable without nuclear power, ...
Program: David Littleproud says he would like to 'try and reform the Coalition' before the next election
Leader of the Nationals David Littleproud has told Ali Moore he would like to "try and reform" the Coalition "before the next ...