1 week ago Australia news LIVE: Greens leader ‘disappointed’ over senator’s shock defection; European Commission President to visit Australia; Canavan says ‘no way in hell’ Nationals will back Labor’s super tax

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2 w. ago ‘The rocky path will only become more difficult’: Leader wants more than basic rights

Ahead of delivering a major speech honouring Eddie Mabo, Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner has said more needs to be done to support Queensland’s First Nations.

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2 w. ago Three Things I Love: Community leader shares her top Perth experiences

She’s an artist and leader whose job it is to create special and positive Perth experiences. Here are the people, places and things she can’t live without.

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2 w. ago Sussan Ley unveils shadow cabinet after backflip on Coalition split

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley and Nationals leader David Littleproud have unveiled their shadow cabinet after renewing the Coalition agreement.

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2 w. ago ‘100 per cent disappointed. Furious’: Nationals MP says Littleproud misled the party

As Nationals leader David Littleproud negotiates a fragile truce with Liberals leader Sussan Ley, one of his own MPs says he has deceived his colleagues.

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3 w. ago Littleproud’s Trumpian tactics only showcased Ley’s strength

The Nationals’ leader travelled to Ley’s dying mother’s bedside to make demands. The Liberal Party leader didn’t flinch.

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3 w. ago Littleproud was poised to dump his party rivals. They worked with Ley to rescue the Coalition

Nationals leader David Littleproud announced the dramatic about-face on Coalition talks in a snap press conference in Canberra on Thursday.

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3 w. ago 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 Canberra on Thursday.

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3 w. ago What’s really behind the Coalition split, or will they stay together?

Nationals leader David Littleproud sensationally walked away from an 80-year tradition. What happens next is anyone’s guess.

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3 w. ago Australia news LIVE: Former PM Tony Abbott blasts Coalition split; Nationals leader refuses to confirm deputy opposition leader bid

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3 w. ago Inside the Coalition split: Ley and Littleproud’s animus laid bare

The tension between Sussan Ley and the Nationals has been building for nearly a quarter of a century. This week it boiled over.

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3 w. ago ‘The enemy is not the Libs’: Former Nationals leader spoke against Coalition split

Michael McCormack doubted the wisdom of ending the Coalition in a fiery party room meeting where the decision was made to split the parties.

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3 w. ago Nationals leave themselves exposed in fight that amounts to chicken feed

Nationals leader David Littleproud said the walkout was over the party’s commitment to improving the lives of people in the regions. But the Nationals will be powerless to improve anyone’s lives without the Liberals. 

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4 w. ago ‘Stupid move’: Howard lashes Coalition split as Nationals leave Ley to go it alone

Nationals leader David Littleproud has sensationally announced that his party has split with the Liberal Party for the first time in almost four decades.

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4 w. ago Australia news as it happened: Liberal leader Sussan Ley details ‘disappointing’ split with Nationals; Michele Bullock defends interest rates strategy; Tim Wilson wins Goldstein

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4 w. ago Australia news LIVE: Liberal leader Sussan Ley details ‘disappointing’ split with Nationals; Michele Bullock defends interest rates strategy; Tim Wilson wins Goldstein

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4 w. ago The four policy demands that led to Nationals breaking up Coalition after 38 years

Nationals leader David Littleproud has sensationally announced that his party has split with the Liberal Party for the first time in almost four decades.

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4 w. ago Australia news LIVE: Liberal leader Sussan Ley details ‘disappointing’ split with Nationals; Michele Bullock defends interest rates strategy; Jim Chalmers calls Coalition break

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4 w. ago No Coalition: Nationals split with Liberals after failing to agree terms

Nationals leader David Littleproud has sensationally announced that the Nationals will not enter into a coalition agreement with the Liberal Party in the next term of federal parliament.

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4 w. ago Nationals and Liberals won’t enter into new federal Coalition agreement

Nationals leader David Littleproud has sensationally announced that the Nationals will not enter into a coalition agreement with the Liberal Party in the next term of federal parliament.

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