Littleproud fired the gun, but Ley set up the circumstances: The spectacular Coalition break-up
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Littleproud fired the gun, but Ley set up the circumstances: The spectacular Coalition break-up

14:04 Jan 22, 2026
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We are back with a special episode of Inside Politics as a few things have happened this week - namely the break-up of the Coalition, a century-old political alliance. Nationals leader David Littleproud announced the split on Thursday morning, blaming Liberal leader Sussan Ley in the process. Federal political correspondent Natassia Chrysanthos joins chief political correspondent Paul Sakkal in today's episode.Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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