How the Coalition Split up for a Second Time in a Year

Ley’s leadership in doubt after Coalition split

Albanese predicts 'at least one more' Coalition MP will defect to One Nation — as it happened

The PM's comments came after Nationals leader David Littleproud said he was open to working with Liberal leader Sussan Ley again "at some point", but right now the two parties need "a bit of time apart".

Coalition has splintered after Liberal and the Nationals have their second public spat in a year

The political response to the Bondi attack has now resulted in the Nationals splitting from Coalition. It's the biggest challenge yet to Sussan Ley's leadership, as the second bitter breakdown with the Liberals in the last year.

Hastie ‘not commenting’ on challenging Ley for leadership

Liberal leadership aspirant Andrew Hastie has refused to say whether he would challenge Sussan Ley following a second Federal Coalition implosion.

Coalition splits for second time in this term

The Coalition has split for the second time in less than a year after Nationals leader David Littleproud said the agreement with the Liberal Party was "untenable".

Instead of a marriage, the Coalition should be an on-again, off-again affair

The short-lived split between the Nationals and the Liberal Party after last year’s election has been followed by another breakup less than nine months later. The Nationals are publicly stating they cannot work under Sussan Ley’s leadership. Provided there’s no rekindling of the relationship, this is the end of a coalition arrangement that’s survived for more than a century, albeit with the occasional hiccup. As dramatic as this seems, it’s not …