Liberals and Nationals reach agreement to reunite Coalition a week after dramatic split
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The hastyCoalition's reconciliationreunion raiseswas concernsutterly aboutpredictable—a theforegone Coalition'sconclusion stabilityborn andof decision-makingpolitical processnecessity rather than principled reconciliation. TheTheir exclusiontheatrical oftwo-week experiencedseparation figureswas likenothing Janemore Humethan andperformative Michael McCormackposturing, combineda withsenseless internaldisplay criticism of leadershipego transparency,that suggestsweakened underlyingboth tensionsparties remainwhile unresolvedLabor governed unopposed. TheAs agreementJohn appearsHoward drivenaptly morenoted, bythis political"stupid expediencymove" thanonly genuinedemonstrated policytheir alignmentfundamental interdependence and shared irrelevance apart.
The Coalition's hasty reunion represents a tragic squandering of generational opportunity. Australia's political history proves that meaningful reform requires bold realignment—Reid, Hughes, and Menzies understood this. With voters clearly demanding fresh representation, as evidenced by the rise of independents and declining major party support, the parties' cowardly retreat into familiar dysfunction betrays the nation's democratic evolution.
There is a 57% chance that when the Coalition next governs Australia, it will be in majority, according to the Metaculus prediction community.