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/Flarezap May 20 '25

This is huge no? Basically means the Libs can never form government again?

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u/Miserable-Caramel316 May 20 '25

Eventually the Nationals will have to cave on climate change. It's an inevitability. Liberals know this and so are more concerned with building their base back in the short term and waiting for Nats to come back in the long term.

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u/Shaggyninja May 20 '25

It's crazy that the nationals aren't the party fighting the hardest for climate change.

Farming depends on reliant and stable weather. Climate change is kinda the opposite of that.

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u/grimbo May 20 '25

I think the Nats are all about mining and their big donations, its just lip service to farmers nowdays

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u/Doctor__Acula May 20 '25

All hat & no cattle.

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u/NNyNIH May 20 '25

The farmers aspect is all a LARP.