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Nats' demands complicate Liberal leadership speculation

Liberals are weighing up their options ahead of a looming leadership coup against Sussan Ley but fury at the Nationals leader is complicating the situation.

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Inside the Numbers on MLB Offseason Spending: It’s the Dodgers, Then Everyone Else

The Dodgers’ payroll is unsurprisingly the highest in baseball—but there is one team that’s outspent them in free agency this offseason.

Sports Illustrated

Andrew Hastie firms as Liberal leadership challenger amid push for Ley to step aside

Colleagues encourage former soldier to run as Sussan Ley declares she will remain opposition leader after Coalition split

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MacKenzie Gore Trade Grades: Rangers Land High-Upside Lefty in Six-Player Deal

The Texas Rangers landed MacKenzie Gore in a trade with the Washington Nationals in exchange for five prospects. Here’s a look at which team won the trade.

Sports Illustrated

Rangers to acquire All-Star pitcher MacKenzie Gore in trade with Nationals

The left-hander is expected to fortify the front end of the Rangers' rotation

The Independent UK

Rangers Acquire Pitcher MacKenzie Gore From Nationals for Prospects

Still just 26, the 2025 All-Star is headed southwest.

Sports Illustrated

Leadership reset on the cards to mend coalition divorce

A change in leaders for both the Liberals and Nationals might be needed if the conservative parties are to reconcile their differences amid rising tensions.

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Grattan on Friday: Coalition split is massive blow for Ley but the fault lies with Littleproud

Sussan Ley may pay the price for the implosion of the Coalition, but the blame rests squarely with Nationals leader David Littleproud. He’s the one whose leadership should be on the line.

The Conversation

Afternoon Update: Liberals say Ley’s leadership all but over; day of mourning for Bondi; and praise for Canadian PM’s ‘stunning’ speech

Angus Taylor and Andrew Hastie are leading contenders to replace Ley as Nationals leader confirms his party will sit separate from Liberals

The Guardian - AU

Sussan Ley’s leadership all but over after Coalition split, senior Liberals say

Senior Coalition sources also believe David Littleproud’s leadership of the Nationals could end after division over hate speech laws

The Guardian - AU

Instead of a marriage, the Coalition should be an on-again, off-again affair

The short-lived split between the Nationals and the Liberal Party after last year’s election has been followed by another breakup less than nine months later.

The Conversation

Nationals break Coalition, declaring it ‘untenable’ and blaming Ley

The federal Coalition is dead, with Nationals leader David Littleproud on Thursday morning declaring it “untenable” after Liberal leader Sussan Ley stared down the Liberals’ minor partner.

The Conversation

Liberal MPs say Ley’s leadership badly weakened after Nationals quit ‘untenable’ Coalition

David Littleproud says Sussan Ley was ‘aware of the consequences’ of divide over hate speech laws

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Coalition on the brink over hate speech laws; Trump claims ‘framework’ of Greenland deal formed; gen Xers the new baby boomers

Nationals quit Coalition frontbench en masse

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PM tells memorial ‘I am deeply and profoundly sorry’ government could not protect victims – as it happened

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Ley's leadership in peril as Nationals jump off wagon

With the coalition breaking up for a second time due to its "untenable position," Sussan Ley's hold on the Liberal leadership appears to be slipping.

The Conversation

View from The Hill: Coalition crisis explodes after Sussan Ley wields the whip against defiant Nationals

The federal Coalition was imploding on Wednesday night, with all Nationals frontbenchers, including leader David Littleproud, quitting the shadow ministry.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Nationals senators resign from frontbench; new poo balls on Sydney beach; and billionaires call for super-rich tax

Opposition leader accepts resignations of Ross Cadell, Bridget McKenzie and Susan McDonald and asks Littleproud to nominate three new frontbenchers

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Nationals quit front bench en masse after policy split

The coalition is on life support after eight Nationals frontbenchers quit the shadow cabinet in protest after the resignation of three of their colleagues.

The Guardian - AU

Coalition in crisis as entire Nationals frontbench quits after division over Labor’s hate speech laws

David Littleproud and seven other frontbench colleagues resign their positions after Sussan Ley accepted resignations from three Nationals senators

The Guardian - AU

One Nation believes ‘tide is turning’ in its favour as Jacinta Allan faces backlash over Victoria’s bushfires

Minor party seeking to convert regional rage to electoral success as Labor faces relentless criticism

The Conversation

View from The Hill: defiant Nationals break with Liberals over hate bill, putting strain on Coalition

The Nationals have defied shadow cabinet solidarity, voting in the Senate against the government’s hate crime legislation, which passed late Tuesday night with the support of the Liberals.

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s strongest gun reform since the Port Arthur massacre has become law. Here’s what you need to know

The laws, in the wake of the Bondi terror attack, establish a national buyback, stop the importation of some firearms and tighten background checks

AAP

Anti-hate laws pass parliament in late-night sitting

Contentious reforms aimed at better protecting the Jewish community have passed parliament, but not without fierce political debate.

The Conversation

View from The Hill: Liberals tick off deal on hate crime measures

While federal parliament devoted Monday to emotion-filled Bondi condolence speeches, behind the scenes government and opposition inched to a deal to pass on Tuesday Labor’s fall-back measures relating to hate.

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