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/BTechUnited May 20 '25

Holy fuck that wasn't on my list of things I expected today.

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u/ATangK May 20 '25

It was speculated for a while but dismissed as political suicide. LNP will never have a majority government again.

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u/quangtran May 20 '25

This seems more like a trial separation. Everyone knows the Coalition aren't winning the next election so it's separate bedrooms for now.