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 ...

Following their major loss at last May’s federal election, the permanent coalition between Australia’s Liberal Party and the National Party split. The divorce was brief; the electoral reality is that ...

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 ...

Australia's far-right One Nation party won its first lower house election battle by a wide margin on Saturday, snatching a seat held by traditional conservative parties since 1949. Led by Pauline ...

Australian Resources Minister Matt Canavan has stepped down following a leadership spill in the Australian National Party. Canavan announced Monday night he would step down as the Minister for ...

SYDNEY, Oct 27 (Reuters) - The conservative Liberal National Party in Australia's Queensland state was on track on Sunday to end almost a decade of centre-left Labor government, after a general ...

In May, immediately after the 2025 election, debate swirled about whether the Coalition agreement would survive. The consensus was that it would be madness for the Liberals and the Nationals to part ...

Polls have opened in a key by-election in regional Australia, viewed as an electoral test of support for the right-wing populist One Nation party, which could win its first federal lower house race.

Australia’s National Party has ended its commitment to reaching net zero by 2050. In its anti-net zero plan, the party calls for emissions targets and climate policies to be watered down. The plan ...