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Rebel Nats Spark Fresh Coalition Fears
- On Tuesday night, Senior Nationals senators Bridget McKenzie, Ross Cadell and Susan McDonald, plus Nationals backbencher Matt Canavan, voted against Labor's hate crimes bill in the Senate, splitting the Coalition.
- Parliament was recalled early to respond to the December 14 Bondi terrorist attack and the reforms were rushed into debate, while Nationals leader David Littleproud issued a conditional statement 20 minutes before voting.
- Amendment failures left members across both chambers taking different positions, as Senators opposed the Bill after their committee referral amendment failed, with Deputy Leader Ted O'Brien and Angus Taylor abstaining while the Liberals backed the Bill and many rural Nationals abstained.
- Three senior Nationals senators resigned from the shadow cabinet less than a day after crossing the floor, and Opposition Leader Sussan Ley accepted their resignations and asked Nationals leader David Littleproud to nominate replacements.
- Questioning leadership, ministers and MPs say the split tests Opposition Leader Sussan Ley's and Nationals leader David Littleproud's leadership as the junior Coalition party met this morning.
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