Australia's National Party split from the Liberal Party, its conservative coalition partner of over 60 years, citing key policy differences after a resounding loss at a national election this month.

There are also the left-leaning Greens, Australia's third largest political party, as well as a wave of "Teal candidates" - independent candidates who have been running on a strong climate platform.

Unlike their political cousins in the United Kingdom and Canada, Australia’s conservative and liberal forces fused together into a single party in response to the strength of the country’s ...

Australia will hold an election on May 3, and energy security has become a key issue as voters face rising power bills and the prospect of gas shortages. Skip to main content ...

The May 21 election revealed an historic crisis of Australia’s two-party set up. The Socialist Equality Party (SEP) will be discussing the election outcome and the way forward for the working ...

The split shows the pressure on Australia's conservative parties after Anthony Albanese's centre-left Labor party won a historic second term in the May 3 election, powered by a voter backlash ...

There are also the left-leaning Greens, Australia's third largest political party, ... Liberal Party names first female leader after historic Australia election loss. 13 May 2025. Australia.

In 2010, which is the last time Australia had a hung parliament, it took 17 days of post-election negotiations for a government to be formed - with both the Labor Party and the Coalition vying to ...

Australians go to the polls on 21 May, for the country's first election since 2019. It will decide who serves as Australia's next prime minister and which political group is in power. Australians ...

Australia's National Party has split from its conservative coalition partner of over 60 years, the Liberal Party, citing policy differences over renewable energy and after a resounding loss at a ...

Australians go to the polls on 21 May, for the country's first election since 2019. It will decide who serves as Australia's next prime minister and which political group is in power.