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

Whether the federal opposition is a restumped Coalition, a reimagined Liberal Party or some new configuration, it won’t have ...

There was a by-election in the West Australian seat of Swan in October 1918. Labor won with 34.4 per cent of the primary vote ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. On Tuesday this week, Nationals leader David Littleproud delivered the shock announcement that the Coalition was over because the ...

As dawn broke on Thursday the mood among the MPs, who, until Tuesday, had been trusted coalition partners had moved from shock to a grim gallows humour.

The Nationals staked their political future on four policy positions, in what looks increasingly like a messy and misguided coup.

At some point the Coalition will have to be put back together again. But what has occurred during the past week has been an act of mindless self-harm for the Coalition. There have been significant ...

A watered-down nuclear policy is set to underpin a fragile truce between the Liberal and National parties as they work ...

The losers should look beyond the voting system and offer voters better alternatives if they, once again, wish to be winners.

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The Liberal party room has agreed "in principle" to the four policy demands issued by Nationals leader David Littleproud, ...