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Coalition on brink as Nationals quit shadow ministry
The Nationals caused problems for the Coalition by resolving to vote against the government's hate laws, in a break of shadow cabinet solidarity. (ABC News: Matt Roberts)
Every Nationals member of the Coalition shadow ministry has quit their position in solidarity with three colleagues dumped for crossing the floor on hate laws.
Opposition leader Sussan Ley says the resignation offers are "unnecessary" and she is giving the Nationals time to reconsider.
Nationals sources say a Coalition split is likely, but Ms Ley is urging the rural party not to leave the agreement with the Liberals.
Opposition leader Sussan Ley says the Nationals' mass resignation from her frontbench is "unnecessary" and has urged the rural party to remain in the Coalition.
Nats resignations rejected as coalition hangs by thread
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The coalition between the Liberals and Nationals has descended into ugly infighting after frontbenchers from the regional party tendered their mass resignations, only to be rebuffed by Opposition Leader Sussan Ley.
After three senior Nationals quit their portfolios because of a schism over hate crimes laws, the remaining frontbenchers from the party staged a mass walkout in solidarity.
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At the Midwinter Ball in August, Sussan Ley was trying to be funny.
Off the record and among peers, the opposition leader spoke about the quiet grind of her early leadership battles. The Nationals came in for some ribbing.
“The PM has decided he can solve peace in the Middle East. If you need a hand negotiating with fundamentalists, I’m available. After all, I’m in coalition with the National Party,” she joked.
It landed as gallows humour. But it also hinted at a reality Ley now has to manage in full view: a Coalition that demands constant negotiation, and a relationship dominated not by harmony but by defiance.
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