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  • Affairs
  • 21 May 2025
  • 7 min

Explainer 468: Tantrum or tactic? Why has Australia’s National Party split from the Liberals?

Australia’s National Party

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  • The Foreign Desk
  • Affairs
  • 7 min

After a humiliating general election defeat, Australia’s National Party has bid farewell to its coalition partners of more than 60 years. But what is behind this seemingly self-defeating manoeuvre? 

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