So the party is focused on regional Australia. Senior Lecturer at the Australian National University Dr Jill Sheppard says that includes regional businesses. "They want protection for certain ...

After a humiliating general election defeat, Australia’s National Party has bid farewell to its coalition partners of more than ...

SYDNEY (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 ...

Originally known as the Country Party, the National Party of Australia was established over 100 years ago to represent rural, remote, and regional Australia. The Liberal Party was established by ...

Australia's conservative opposition coalition said on Wednesday it would reunite, a week after splitting over policy ...

the dominant member of the so-called Coalition with the National Party of Australia – who just two years ago polling indicated was deeply unpopular. But the race between them is now so tight and ...

The Liberal National Party’s Terry Young has retained ... Alex Ellinghausen “It is a great honour to lead a major political party in Australia, and I congratulate her and wish her well, ...

Australia's conservative Liberal-National coalition - the nation's main opposition political party - has split after a partnership lasting almost 80 years. The move marks a seismic change in the ...

This week the long-running arrangement fell apart, following Australia’s recent election. The National Party has decided not to renew the agreement. However, given the federal nature of ...

“We will not be re-entering a coalition agreement with the Liberal Party after this election ... the opportunity to do that”. The Liberal-National partnership, rooted in its current ...