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The band is breaking up: has the Coalition stopped making sense?

I remember seeing footage, several years ago, of a jubilant Malcolm Turnbull, then prime minister and Liberal leader, speaking in Tamworth to loyal members of the National Party. These were the rank and file who had spent weeks stumping for their man in New England, Nationals leader and deputy prime…

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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

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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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Follow the money: the organisations that spent the most on social media during the election

Social media advertising is an increasingly important frontier in election campaigns.

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David Littleproud cites nuclear energy disagreement as major factor in Coalition split

Nationals’ leader David Littleproud has singled out nuclear energy as a key reason for his party’s spectacular split from the Liberals, as both parties seek to rebuild following the Coalition’s devastating election loss.

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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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What is Labor proposing to do with superannuation, and why is it controversial?

Here’s why some are campaigning against plans to make people with more than $3m in super pay a bit more tax

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Attacks on Australia’s preferential voting system are ludicrous. We can be proud of it

It’s been argued the election would have had a different outcome with first-past-the-post voting. I cannot overstate how unsound this assumption is

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This election, young people held the most political power. Here’s how they voted

This election, a lot of focus was directed at young voters. With Millennials and Gen Z now making up a larger share of the electorate than Baby Boomers, this was deserved.

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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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Economic pessimism is behind the drift of voters to minor parties and independents

Growing economic pessimism appears to have pushed many voters away from Australia’s two major parties, Labor and the Coalition. Support for minor parties and independents has doubled since the Global Financial Crisis in 2008.

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Andrew Hastie reveals ‘desire to lead’ Liberals one day after Sussan Ley takes top job

MP cites ‘personal reasons’ for not opposing new leader but wants to contribute to party’s coming ‘battle of ideas’

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Political parties can recover after a devastating election loss. But the Liberals will need to think differently

Australia has just had its second landslide election in a row.

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Sussan Ley makes history, but faces unprecedented levels of difficulty

As if by visual metaphor, Sussan Ley’s task seemed both obvious and impossible in her first press conference as the new Liberal leader.

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View from The Hill: Ley says Liberals must ‘meet the people where they are’, but how can a divided party do that?

Cynics point out that when a party turns to a woman leader, it is often handing her a hot mess. That’s certainly so with the federal Liberals, now choosing their first female leader in eight decades.

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From nuclear to nature laws, here’s where new Liberal leader Sussan Ley stands on 4 energy and environment flashpoints

Sussan Ley has been elected Liberal leader after defeating rival Angus Taylor in a party room vote on Tuesday. Now the leadership question is settled, the hard work of rebuilding the party can begin.

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Liberals elect first woman leader, with Ley defeating Taylor 29-25

The federal Liberal party has elected its first female leader, with Sussan Ley narrowly defeating Angus Taylor, 29-25.

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The Liberals are about to select Peter Dutton’s replacement. Here’s who is in the running

The ballot for new leadership is not just a contest between individuals, but a struggle for the party’s future direction in the wake of resounding defeat

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Peter Dutton States That He’s ‘Proud’ To Have Unseated Greens Leader Adam Bandt

Former Coalition leader Peter Dutton has stated that he was "proud" to preference the Greens last on social media.

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Jacinta Nampijinpa Price Announces Plans To Run For Liberal Deputy Leader

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has announced her plans to run for Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party, after leaving the Nationals.

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Labor’s clean sweep in Australian election suggests young male voters are bucking global trends. But why?

The ALP’s massive electoral victory goes against trends across parts of the west, Asia and Africa, in which young male voters are leaning towards the right

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‘Deal with the women’s issue or enjoy oblivion’: conservative women on whether they can still call the Liberal party home

Federal election defeat proves the party’s haemorrhaging of female voters is entrenched. Can it change course or will it risk ‘oblivion’?

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Labor likely to gain 5 senators, cementing the left’s Senate dominance

I previously wrote about the Senate the morning after the election. About half the Senate is elected at each House of Representatives election. Those up for election include six senators out of 12 for every state and all four territory senators. So 40 of the 76 senators were up for…

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