defiant Nationals break with Liberals over hate bill, putting strain on Coalition
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The Nationals have defied shadow cabinet solidarity, voting in the Senate against the government’s hate crime legislation, which passed late Tuesday night with the support of the Liberals.
The Nationals’ action puts new strain on Coalition relations, and is destabilising for Opposition Leader Sussan Ley, who did the deal with Prime...
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