The last time both parties took different paths was in 1987, after another electoral disaster that put a pause to the century-old relationship between the Liberals and Nationals in both state and ...

One of the unique elements of Australian politics has been the permanent coalition agreement between the Liberal Party and the National Party, known simply as the Coalition. This agreement saw the two ...

SYDNEY, May 20 (Reuters) - Australia's National Party has split from its conservative coalition partner of over 60 years, the Liberal Party, citing policy differences over renewable energy and after a ...

Rifts are continuing to tear through the opposition Liberal-National Coalition following its overwhelming defeat at the May 3 Australian federal election. This is further throwing into doubt the ...

The man vying to become Australia’s next prime minister has spent weeks trying to distance himself from comparisons to US President Donald Trump. “I’m my own person,” opposition Liberal Party leader ...

The decision by the National Party to formally abandon any commitment to a “net zero” climate policy at a meeting last Sunday has brought a protracted crisis of the Australian ruling elite’s main ...