Coalition in crisis as entire Nationals frontbench quits and Ley urges Littleproud not to ‘walk away’

David Littleproud and seven other frontbench colleagues resign their positions after Sussan Ley accepted resignations from three Nationals senatorsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Coalition has been plunged into chaos after the Nationals quit Sussan Ley’s shadow cabinet en-masse following a split over Labor’s hate speech laws.In a bombshell move that threatens the future of the Coalition, the National party leader, David Littleproud, and all of his frontbench colleagues agreed to resign their positions at crisis talks on Wednesday night. Continue reading...