After an embarrassing defeat in the latest election, The Nationals David Littleproud, announced earlier today they will not be entering into the coalition agreement with the Liberal Party for the first time since 1987.
for context to non aussies, the coalition is our “second major party” (of two).
The Liberal Party is our conservative major party (yes we know), whom since 1980 has formed a joint coalition with The Nationals. Liberals ussually perform in urban areas and the Nats in regional.
Since a crushing defeat in the recent election to Labor (our centre left major party), many fingers have been pointed at previous Liberal Party leader Peter Dutton for destroying Coalition chances due to playing a Trump-like campaign and focussing on “culture-war” talking points rather than real world issues.
They were, a long time past, Classical Liberals.
Interestingly, Labor has long been at odds with social progress due to it’s strong alignment with the Catholic church.
Remember: It was quite literally Goldman Sachs(Malcolm Turnbull) we can thank for Gay Marriage in Australia.
Today they’re both anti social progress, though Labor less so. The Greens are the only party trying to push the envelope anymore.
Thanks for the clarification. It helps a lot.
The Liberal Party is our conservative major party
weirdly enough, the major conservative party in Japan is also called Jiyū Minshu-tō AKA Liberal Democratic Party
The Nationals can now go back to their roots as a farmers’ party. Though they seem more interested in railing against solar/wind power and promoting coal (“nuclear power, to be ready in a generation’s time”). Maybe they’re angling for Clive Palmer to buy them out?
We need to get all the conservatives that are pro-coal to work the mines themselves to show us how good of a job it is.
I’m practically erect at the fact that they are making themselves less electable by the second
Albo’s win was fabulous, but the idiotic acts of the Libs and Nats since really tickle my pickle
Sussan Ley has been given a poisoned chalice, and is about as sharp as a marshmallow
Littleproud is an idiot on his best day
Hopefully Labor actually use their win to get some shit done, without having to pander to the crazies and idiots
They should leave the country
Laughs in South Australia
They haven’t held a seat here in 15 years and even then it was only the one.
Make The Nationals irrelevant again.
David may be little, but he is proud.
