The departure of Barnaby Joyce from the leadership of the Nationals has set off a bizarre transformation within the Coalition that could see the junior country party become more progressive as the Liberal Party lurches further to the right.
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| It's just a jump to the left ... and a step to the right. |
When Mr Joyce was still at the helm, the traditionalist Nationals extracted commitments from new Liberal leader Malcolm Turnbull that cemented the Coalition’s conservative approach on key policy issues.
That deal included persistence with a plebiscite on gay marriage and a vow not to introduce an emissions-trading scheme.
Read the story by Paula Mathewson from The New Daily - “Barnaby Joyce’s exit has sparked some bizarre changes within the Coalition.”
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