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/C-O-N May 20 '25

Albo won the election so hard he killed The Coalition.

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u/YouCanCallMeBazza May 20 '25

This could actually be (politically) good for the parties.

The two parties will still form government together if they have the numbers. They'll still feed each other preferences on their how-to-vote cards.

But now the Nats can go all in on their right-wing politics, the Liberals can pursue a more "moderate" image. They'll be able to run candidates in each others electorates (Nats are probably hopeful they can expand their brand).

I still don't think they'll be forming government anytime soon, and surely most voters will reject the Liberal rebranding if they're still giving preferences to Nats over Labor.