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Australia's opposition coalition reunites after row over hate-speech laws

  • On Sunday, Opposition Leader Sussan Ley announced the Liberal and National parties reunited after 11th-hour talks with Nationals leader David Littleproud, saying `Coalition is back together and looking to the future, not the past`.
  • After the January 22 split, the National Party left the Coalition when three Nationals frontbenchers crossed the floor over hate‑crime legislation, with leaders attributing the break to principles and shadow‑cabinet solidarity.
  • Agreement binds shadow cabinet to solidarity, with Nationals barred from portfolios for six weeks, returning on March 1, while Littleproud and Hogan attend meetings immediately.
  • The compromise secured a united opposition, with Ley saying the reunification was in the 'national interest' and helping defuse leadership tensions, including a recent spill motion against Littleproud.
  • After meeting on Monday night, Ley and Littleproud planned a Sunday announcement and a Tuesday joint party room meeting, with Ley warning the deal would become permanent if no reunification occurred before the second parliamentary sitting week starting Monday.
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Australia's right-leaning Opposition parties remarry

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Australia's right-leaning opposition parties reunite

Australia's right-leaning opposition coalition reunited Sunday after splitting in a public spat over the legislative response to the Bondi Beach mass shooting. The center-right Liberal Party and the…

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Australia's opposition coalition reunites after split over hate laws

SYDNEY, Feb 8 (Reuters) - ‌Australia's conservative opposition coalition reunited on Sunday after ‌the junior partner National Party severed ties last ‌month with the Liberal Party over its decision to back government hate speech laws drafted in the wake of the Bondi ‍massacre. Read full story

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Coalition confirms it has reunited following bitter split over hate speech laws

The Coalition is back together following a weeks-long split over the federal government's hate speech laws.

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Australian Financial Review broke the news in Sydney, Australia on Saturday, February 7, 2026.
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