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The Liberal Party and the National Party have had a permanent coalition since 1946. Not anymore.
The overall combined primary vote for Australia’s major parties has continued to decline, opening space for independents to ...
Australia's Liberal-National coalition, the country's main political opposition, will split, marking a major shift in the ...
Australia’s main opposition political coalition splits after election loss - National Party says it is ‘time to have a break’ ...
The last time both parties took different paths was in 1987, after another electoral disaster that put a pause to the century-old relationship between the Liberals and Nationals in both state and ...
Stoking public fear over crime was effective for Donald Trump in securing the US presidency in both 2016 and 2024. In Australia, that approach has been less potent.
The strained marriage of the Liberal and National parties has reached breaking point, with the minor party leader David ...
If the existing split in the Coalition moves beyond a difference about policy, the self-destructive consequences will be ...
It’s not in the Constitution, but convention has always held that a prime minister should be drawn from the House of ...
Political reporting often misses context, history and any presence in time. It's why the coverage of Labor's recent ministerial dumpings are marred in personality politics.
The federal Liberal and Nationals parties have failed to reach a new Coalition agreement, Sky News political editor Andrew ...
The Australian political scene is buzzing with activity as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese Readies to unveil his new cabinet. Tanya Plibersek's shift from the environment portfolio to social services ...