The National Party of Australia, currently led by David Littleproud, has taken pride in representing regional and rural communities across Australia for over 100 years. While the party has never ...

John Owen Stone AO was a legendary leader of the Commonwealth Treasury. He was secretary (departmental head) from January 1979 to September 1984 but was an intellectual driving force before then as ...

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.

The ALP is the major left party and is currently in government. The Liberal Party is the centre-right party in opposition. It is in a long-term coalition with the National Party of Australia.

Billy Hughes was the seventh prime minister of Australia between 1915 and 1923. (Supplied: Libraries Australia )"Most of them died out … the Country Party (and the Nationals as they are now ...

The Liberal Party and the National Party have had a permanent coalition since 1946. Not anymore. The Strategic Consequences of the Liberal-National Coalition Split in Australia – The Diplomat ...

Australia's conservative Liberal-National coalition - the nation's main opposition political party - has split after a partnership lasting almost 80 years.