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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
'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”.
Australia news as it happened: Liberal National Party holds on to Longman, Hume stands by foreign interference warnings
The Liberal National Party’s Terry Young has retained the seat of Longman, north of Brisbane, after a tight race with Labor ...