Just a week after taking charge in the wake of the Liberals’ disastrous election result, Opposition Leader Sussan Ley now finds herself without a coalition partner.

Nationals leader David Littleproud says he walked from the agreement after the Liberals refused to lock in a list of policy commitments, while Ley accused the Nationals of holding the agreement “hostage”.

The split is a major setback for the Liberals, but it may be worse for the National Party – now relegated to a minor party on the crossbench.

Today, special correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Jason Koutsoukis, on why the Coalition broke up and what it will take to bring them back together.

 

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Guest: Special correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Jason Koutsoukis.

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