Nationals walk away from the coalition after 80 years

Nationals have announced they will not be re-entering a coalition agreement with the Liberal Party.
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Zac Da Silva, Federal Politics Reporter, explained to Perth Today host Simon Beaumont that nuclear power, supermarket divestiture powers, the Regional Australia Future Fund, and phone service coverage seem to be the divisive issues that led the Nationals to separate from the Liberals.
“It will be interesting to see what impact this decision from the Nationals will have on the Liberals as they try to thrash out their policies,” he said.
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