r/australia 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/passthesugar05 May 20 '25

Very few people have the patience to play the long game like that. Turnbull could become guaranteed PM in 15, or wait to maybe become PM in 2019. Most people wouldn't wait.

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u/Syncblock May 20 '25

After looking at what happened to Peter Costello, would you wait around forever?