Summary
Australia's main opposition, the Liberal-National Coalition, has split due to a disagreement over new hate speech laws. The Nationals decided to leave the Coalition, putting Liberal leader Sussan Ley's leadership in question. This disagreement follows recent political tensions after an attack in Bondi Beach.
Key Facts
- The Liberal-National Coalition in Australia has broken up over disagreements about hate speech reforms.
- The disagreement arose after a terror attack at Bondi Beach, which killed 15 people.
- Followers of the Nationals refused to support a decision by the shadow cabinet on the hate speech laws.
- David Littleproud, leader of the Nationals, announced the split and criticized the situation.
- This is the second split between the Nationals and Liberals in less than a year.
- Sussan Ley, the Liberal leader, faced leadership challenges before this split.
- Both parties had opposed tighter gun control laws but had different views on hate speech reforms.
- The Coalition had been unstable since losing elections last year.
