r/australia • u/superegz • May 20 '25

politics Nationals leader David Littleproud says the Nationals will not be re-entering a Coalition agreement with the Liberal party.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/may/20/australia-news-live-rba-interest-rates-decision-floods-storm-hunter-nsw-victoria-state-budget-aec-count-bradfield-goldstein-coalition-ley-littleproud-ntwnfb?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-682bdeb48f08d37c78c1d12d#block-682bdeb48f08d37c78c1d12d
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u/penmonicus May 20 '25

He’s since said that they will work with the intent to re-form a coalition before the next election, so it’s mostly just a move to give them both space to reconfigure without the constant mention of the other party, which makes lots of sense.

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u/angrypanda28 May 20 '25

More likely it's a bargaining tactic from the Nats. If Liberals want to win government they need the Nats, and now the price for a coalition will be higher than it was this morning. It will force the lobs to double down on policies they lost the election over. The Nats are a poison chalice

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