I was thinking about this when I saw the news. Now is the best time for them to split since they’re both so politically insignificant. It won’t make any difference and they’ll probably all vote the same way. They’ll probably get back together in a few terms when the libs seem electable again.
Comment on Discussion Thread 🌻 Tuesday 20 May 2025
just_kitten@aussie.zone 4 days ago
First the Liberals get utterly trounced in the elections, now the Nationals are actually deciding to leave the coalition! Well well well. What a year for Australian politics.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 4 days ago
just_kitten@aussie.zone 4 days ago
Well, this might be a wildcard but I’d like to see the Liberals start to follow more in the line of the Teals and importantly, stay that way to win back more seats. In which case the Nationals will either hold onto their ideals and become increasingly politically irrelevant, or be dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century in order to form a coalition with the reformed Liberals.
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 4 days ago
I’m loving the idea of the Libs as a minor party. Some consequences for the 2 party preferred system though - Anthony Green or young Mr Briggs will have to generate a whole new set of statistics …
just_kitten@aussie.zone 4 days ago
I suppose it becomes an issue with the 2PP system where the Nats and Libs both contest a seat which is generally quite rare, I think? I would expect that even as separate parties they’ll agree not to fight each other on the same turf too much as they wouldn’t want to split the vote and have (shudder) some other party win.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 4 days ago
At last. The Liberals have not had the interests of rural Australia at heart for decades. Not since that cunt John Elliot betrayed them and sold Elders. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Elliott_(businessman)
just_kitten@aussie.zone 4 days ago
I don’t even know if the Nationals have the interests of rural Australia at heart besides mining, really…
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 4 days ago
They used to represent farmers and outer cities.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 4 days ago
theyll be back. nationals cant win without libs to try take the city seats. Fuck knows they aint winning any city/suburban seats themselves!
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 4 days ago
Maybe they shouldn’t aim to win but to represent their electorate.