Susan McDonald
- Exclusive
- Middle East at war
Albanese steps in on fuel supply as Coalition floats Russian sanctions pause
The government for the first time acknowledged the potential benefit of Australians working from home and cutting back on fuel consumption.
- Paul Sakkal
Latest
Confusion reigns in Coalition after Littleproud rebuffs Ley’s demands
“Negotiations are not going well,” a senior Liberal source said, and that the party was getting mixed messages from the Nationals about reforming the Coalition.
- James Massola and Brittany Busch
- Exclusive
- Political leadership
Taylor pushes back on Ley’s hardball tactics as Littleproud digs in
Sussan Ley’s Liberal leadership rival rebuffed her Coalition reform plan in a shadow cabinet meeting, putting even more pressure on the opposition leader.
- Paul Sakkal and Nick Newling
- Inside Story
- Political leadership
Inside the Coalition split: From attack to collapse in 48 hours
It was the end to the week that nobody saw coming. “Splitting the Coalition up wasn’t the plan,” says one Nationals MP. “Although I am not sure that was the case for everyone.”
- Natassia Chrysanthos, Paul Sakkal and Mike Foley
- Political Sketch
- Political leadership
It’s a mess of Titanic proportions on the Coalition’s ship of fools
The Nationals shoved all around them out of the way as they fled for the lifeboats.
- Tony Wright
- Analysis
- Political leadership
Ley stared down Littleproud’s threat to walk. He did, and the Coalition’s in ruins
The opposition leader accepted the resignation of three frontbenchers on Wednesday afternoon for breaking cabinet solidarity. By Wednesday night, all the Nationals frontbenchers decided to walk.
- Rob Harris
- Updated
- Political leadership
Nationals quit Coalition frontbench en masse after Littleproud bombshell letter to Ley
Opposition Leader Sussan Ley says she is urging Nationals leader David Littleproud to reconsider, after all his party’s shadow ministers quit the Coalition frontbench following the resignation of three rebel senators.
- Paul Sakkal