Nationals MP Says It Would Take ‘Divine Intervention’ to Reunite Coalition Nationals leader David Littleproud is not committing to a timeline for reuniting the coalition with the Liberals, following a two-week split triggered by hate crimes legislation. Littleproud met with Liberal leader Sussan Ley on February 2nd for the first formal reconciliation talks. He stated that decisions would be made by his party room, not unilaterally.

• David Littleproud is not providing a timeline for coalition reunification.
• The coalition split was triggered by a disagreement over hate crimes legislation.
• Littleproud and Liberal leader Sussan Ley held their first formal reconciliation talk on February 2nd.
• Littleproud indicated that decisions regarding the coalition would be made by the Nationals’ party room.