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Australia's parliament won't be fully known until a recount in one seat split by eight votes, with an incumbent requesting a recount in another.

The Coalition is being glued together again, after a Liberal Party meeting on Friday gave the go ahead for Liberal leader Sussan Ley to negotiate with Nationals leader David Littleproud on the fine print of a settlement on policy.

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.

Counting in several extremely close seats continues, but some results have become clearer. In Liberal-held Bradfield, Teal candidate Nicolette Boele has taken the lead, while the Calwell distribution of preferences indicates an independent is on track to pass the Liberals and benefit from their preferences against Labor. Meanwhile, Jacqui Lambie…

The four policy sticking points that broke up the Nationals and Liberals highlight their vastly different stances on privatisation

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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