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Liberals and Nationals ready to fall back in love

Liberal MPs have held urgent talks over policy demands from the Nationals that hold the key to the two long-time partners reuniting in opposition.

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NSW Nationals MPs criticise ‘distasteful’ move by federal counterparts

Fears split with Coalition will diminish party’s relevance and ability to advocate for rural communities

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Morning Mail: Liberals in turmoil after Coalition split, Sydney commuter chaos, UK condemns ‘monstrous’ Israel

Some senior Liberal figures think the party could be freed up to chase more urban voters; Britain halts trade talks and calls Gaza policy ‘repellent’

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Thousands isolated after heavy rainfall in New South Wales – as it happened

All the day’s news as it unfolded

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MPs seek united front against Labor from torn coalition

Liberals and Nationals are being told to focus on applying the blowtorch to Labor rather than letting infighting take hold after their political marriage ended.

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Senior Liberals fear Coalition split may damage party for years but others see silver lining

Reforming with Nationals could be very difficult once deep policy divergences set in and are openly debated, MPs say

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Australia’s main opposition political coalition splits after election loss

National Party says it is ‘time to have a break’ with the Liberals

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Liberals and Nationals call it quits: what does the ‘monumental’ Coalition split mean for day-to-day politics?

The Nationals are now a minor party – here’s what’s changing, from question time allocations to salaries

The Guardian - AU

The Coalition is on a break, but the Nationals risk finding their former partner doesn’t want them back

In the weeks since the federal election, there’s been much speculation about the future of the Coalition agreement. In their soul-searching, it seemed possible the Liberals might pull the pin, given the degree of their electoral losses and their need to rebuild.

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The Nationals Have Left The Coalition For The First Time Since The 1980s — Here’s What It Means

What do all the Liberal-National break-up headlines really mean? We break it down.

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Can Murray Watt fix Australia’s broken nature laws? First stop, Western Australia

New federal Environment Minister Murray Watt is in Western Australia this week to reboot nature law reform. Reform stalled in the Senate last term, following stiff opposition from the state’s Labor government and mining sector.

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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 would not agree to their policy demands being part of a new agreement between the parties.

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The Nationals Enter Their Single Era After Breaking Up With The Liberal Party

After decades of a solid partnership, The Nationals have broken up with the Liberal Party and dismantled the coalition.

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Commitment issues: Nationals walk away from coalition

The Nationals have blown up the federal coalition following the breakdown of negotiations over key policy issues, including on nuclear power.

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Ambition is not a dirty word: female politicians and the ‘Lady Macbeth bias’

When the new parliament convenes after the recent election, it will feature a rarity in Australian politics. Women will lead two significant political parties at the same time: the Liberal Party’s Sussan Ley and the Greens’ Larissa Waters.

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Coalition in net zero tussle as negotiations drag on

The Liberal and National parties are grappling with whether to change their policies on net zero and nuclear energy as they thrash out a coalition agreement.

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New Liberal leader loses mum days after historic win

Days after celebrating her appointment as Australia's first female opposition leader, Sussan Ley is mourning the loss of her inspirational mother.

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Sussan Ley’s mother dies days after pair share moment that she will forever ‘treasure’

Liberal party leader says her mother taught her the values of resilience, self-reliance and persistence, and she will ‘feel this loss deeply’

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Why history might hold the answer for stricken Liberals

As the Liberal Party looks for answers after a resounding election loss, it must learn the lessons from another crushing defeat.

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Hits keep coming for Liberals as party seeks revival

A hefty legal costs bill is just one headache state and federal Liberals have been left grappling with after a bruising few weeks for the party.

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Nuclear policy fate still unclear after coalition talks

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley and Nationals leader David Littleproud are still negotiating a revised partnership for the coalition after their election loss.

The Guardian - AU

Eighty dead in Gaza bombing, Coalition talks begin, doctors’ gene genius

As ceasefire talks wither, Trump suggests territory could become ‘freedom zone’; Sussan Ley expects partnership talks to ‘take time’

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Bradfield counting paused until Monday – as it happened

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Grattan on Friday: Ley and Littleproud have had a prickly relationship – can they negotiate a smooth future?

With the future of the Coalition relationship on the line, Nationals leader David Littleproud drove to his Liberal counterpart Sussan Ley’s hometown of Albury this week. They had much to talk about, and it wasn’t going to be easy.

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Likely final House seat outcome: 94 Labor, 44 Coalition, 12 Others

The ABC has called Labor wins in 93 of the 150 House of Representatives seats. The Coalition has won 43 seats, the Greens one and all Others 11, with two seats (Bradfield and Calwell) remaining undecided.

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