Australia's 77-year Liberal-National Coalition officially SPLITS over shadow cabinet rules. Former PM Abbott warns: "Recipe for permanent poor government." What does this mean for conservative opposition? 🧵👇 #AusPol #CoalitionSplit https://bit.ly/4k9CFJb
Coalition Partnership Dissolved After 77 Years Over Shadow Cabinet Solidarity Dispute

National, Liberal Parties End Historic Alliance Amid Policy Disagreements

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Two thoughts on #CoalitionSplit:

- One may have expected the Nats, unburdened from their allegiance to the Libs, to go back to their roots as a farmers’/rural interests’ party. It seems they’re doubling down on the anti-renewables culture war, though. (Has nobody there heard of agrivoltaics?)

- It’ll be interesting if the Libs attempt to recapture the teals’ ground (bourgeois pragmatism on environment/social issues) or move closer to hard-right parties like Family First or One Nation
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The Coalition (the two big conservative parties in Australia that were one unit forever) has split up, after the Liberals (the larger party) lost seats and the Nationals (the more rural smaller party) got sick of its junior role:

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/20/nationals-leaving-split-coalition-liberal-party-australian-election

This will have interesting effects on the Australian political landscape.

#auspol #CoalitionSplit

Nationals split from Coalition as Sussan Ley says Liberal party’s door ‘remains open’

Liberal sources say National party gave Ley less than an hour’s warning of their decision

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The Coalition's breakup, following the recent election, comes as no surprise. NOW is a critical opportunity for all Australian political parties, especially Labor, to reflect and listen - a clear wake-up call for the entire political landscape. #AusPol #CoalitionSplit #PeoplesVoice #DemocracyMatters

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