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Nationals break the Coalition, in a major blow to Sussan Ley

  • Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

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.

Ley had hoped an agreement could be reached. The split will make running a strong opposition more difficult and complicated.

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