View From the Hill: Liberals and Nationals Patch Things up and Announce a Shadow Ministry

Fresh cabinet, old wounds: The Coalition’s uneasy truce

After a week of turmoil, the Coalition has patched things up and Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has unveiled her new shadow ministry. The appointments show the Coalition’s wounds are still raw. Nationals Leader David Littleproud secured key concessions in the renewed pact, but his hardball tactics have colleagues wondering how long he’ll last. Meanwhile, Labor is wrestling with

View from the Hill: Liberals and Nationals patch things up and announce a shadow ministry

As the Coalition re-forms, tensions are still running high in the Nationals.

Leader hits back at ‘scapegoat’ claim

Once one of the most senior women in the Coalition has been exiled to the opposition backbench after several blunders during the federal election campaign.

‘Shocked:’ Surprise call on dumped Lib

A senior Nationals senator said she was “shocked” at the axing of a senior and high-profile Liberal in Sussan Ley and David Littleproud’s new shadow cabinet.

Ley purges Dutton’s frontbench in shadow ministry overhaul

Sussan Ley has put a broom through the Coalition frontbench, promoting supporters but also looking after key conservatives.

Ley Unveils New Shadow Cabinet: O’Brien Takes Treasury, Taylor Shifted to Defence

The newly restored Coalition has announced its revamped shadow cabinet lineup, with Liberal leader Sussan Ley and Nationals leader David Littleproud standing united just days after a major rift threatened to derail their long-standing alliance. Ley opened with praise for Littleproud, acknowledging his cooperation despite the Nationals’ recent split from the Liberals. She also reaffirmed that her leadership would not have any captain’s calls. “I …