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Nationals leaving Coalition as David Littleproud announces split with Liberal party after election defeat
Formal coalition agreement ending after breakdown in talks with Liberal leader Sussan Ley
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The Nationals have formally split with the Liberal party, breaking up the Coalition for the first time since the 1980s due to major policy differences.
Nationals leader David Littleproud said MPs had made the shock decision not to enter into a new Coalition agreement with the Liberals in talks at Parliament House on Tuesday, after a breakdown in negotiations with the new opposition leader, Sussan Ley. Continue reading...