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Explainer 468: Tantrum or tactic? Why has Australia’s National Party split from the Liberals?
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After a humiliating general election defeat, Australia’s National Party has bid farewell to its coalition partners of more than 60 years. But what is behind this seemingly self-defeating manoeuvre?
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