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View from The Hill: David Littleproud quits as Nationals leader, declaring ‘I’m buggered’

Nationals leader David Littleproud has unexpectedly quit his post, declaring he is “buggered” and “out on my feet”.

The Conversation

Liberals pin hopes on housing to turn fortunes around

Angus Taylor has put housing front and centre of his priorities as the newest leader of the federal Liberal Party.

AAP

'Delaying tactic': fresh bid to save coalition in doubt

The Liberals and Nationals appear to be on the brink of a more permanent break-up, with no compromise reached after days of negotiations.

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'Not personal': MP breaks ranks in leadership battle

Liberal frontbenchers are standing behind their leader but one MP has publicly declared his hand ahead of a potential spill in the coming weeks.

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Barnaby Joyce, Messy Bitch Who Loves Drama, Just Quit The Nationals

He chose chaos with that speech.

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Barnaby waves bye to Nats as he exits stage far-right

Former deputy prime minister and Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce has quit the rural party, but his future remains unclear as he considers joining One Nation.

AAP

The premier, the poet and the fight to save a frog

As amphibian enthusiasts get ready to hop into FrogID Week, hope persists that one of Australia's most bizarre creatures may survive.

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View from The Hill: Nationals dump net zero – say Australia shouldn’t cut emissions faster than comparable countries

Once again, the Nationals have got out in front of the Liberals on a key issue, this time net zero, announcing on Sunday they were dumping their commitment to it.

The Conversation

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Tony Abbott on Australia’s past and the opposition’s future

Australia’s history is distinct and much contested, stretching from its First Nations origins, to the impacts of colonialism and the birth of a multicultural nation.

The Conversation

Party leader checks in with rogue MP eyeing defection

Speculation about the political future of Barnaby Joyce is reaching fever pitch as the ex-Nationals leader confirms talks with a far-right party.

AAP

NZ Budget 2025: funding growth at the expense of pay equity for women could cost National in the long run

In 1936, when the National Party was created through a merger of the United and Reform parties, there was a recognition among the power brokers that attracting women’s votes was crucial.

The Conversation

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…

The Conversation

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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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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A 'David and Goliath battle' ends in Nationals upset

The National Party has suffered a symbolic defeat in a key rural seat, with a party defector claiming victory after a hard-fought grassroots campaign.

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Thousands march on New Zealand capital against Indigenous treaty overhaul

Controversial legislation revises the 184-year-old Treaty of Waitangi granting Maori tribes land rights.

The Conversation

A funding boost for NZ’s drug-buying agency Pharmac to pay for cancer drugs is welcome – but it won’t solve underlying issues

This week the coalition government made a significant investment in Pharmac, increasing funding by NZ$604 million over the next four years.

Al Jazeera

South Africa’s ANC wants a national unity government: What is it?

The ruling ANC is avoiding a coalition government with any one opposition group as it faces its toughest challenge yet.

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NZ Budget 2024: the coalition needs a circuit breaker – the National Party most of all

When finance minister Nicola Willis stands to deliver her first budget tomorrow, it will be a significant moment for her personally, but also for the coalition government, and her own National Party in particular.

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Biden opts out, Trump leads in New Hampshire polls

This content discusses the upcoming New Hampshire primary and South Carolina primary, focusing on the candidates' strategies and the preferences of voters ...

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New Zealand decides to sell cigarettes to youth after all—but its scrapped smoking ban has inspired other nations

England, Ireland, Wales and Hong Kong have all considered bans similar to New Zealand's, which intended to ban anyone born after 2009 from buying tobacco.

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand’s slapdash new government has no vision – only a plan to take us backwards

In the interests of advancing personal career ambitions, we will be left with fewer employment protections, a higher prison population and dismantled treaty obligations

The Independent UK

New Zealand finally agrees makeup of coalition government after weeks of uncertainty

Leaders of three parties arrive at deal to form government led by incoming prime minister Christopher Luxon

Newsroom.co.nz

National Party donors cleared as SFO case crumbles

All charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office over political donations to National and Labour in a milestone case have now been quashed - leaving just one defendant guilty of lying to the SFO.

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