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Nationals Bridget McKenzie, Ross Cadell, Susan McDonald Resign Over Hate Speech Law

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Opposition leader Sussan Ley and Nationals leader <a href=David Littleproud in ​parliament on Wednesday morning.” aspectratios=”[object Object]” loading=”lazy” src=”https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.212%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/2f46e835cec2eed1fda9a05a8a2e32f29e4e66b8″ srcset=”https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.212%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/2f46e835cec2eed1fda9a05a8a2e32f29e4e66b8,https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.212%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_62%2Cf_auto/2f46e835cec2eed1fda9a05a8a2e32f29e4e66b8 2x” class=”sc-d2942506-1 wgbit”/>

Opposition leader Sussan Ley and Nationals leader David Littleproud in parliament on Wednesday morning.Alex ⁤Ellinghausen

“If ⁤these resignations ‌are accepted, the entire National Party ministry will resign to take collective responsibility,” Littleproud ‍wrote ​in a hand-signed letter sent to ​Ley.

“Opposing this bill was⁣ a party room decision. The entire National Party shadow ministry is equally bound”.

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The joint Liberal-Nationals shadow cabinet on Sunday⁢ made an in-principle agreement to back Labor’s crackdown on hate ‍groups so long as they were amended in line with Coalition demands, ‌which⁣ they were.

That agreement started to fall apart on Monday when Nationals backbencher Matt Canavan, who has often set the agenda inside the‌ junior Coalition partner, started to campaign against the bill over concerns it would target ⁢mainstream religious and political groups.

That ‌campaign‌ gained momentum on Tuesday when Barnaby Joyce,‌ the former Nationals leader, publicly sided with Canavan, and ​on Wednesday morning Darren Chester, a moderate‍ Nationals MP, also

Prime Minister⁣ Anthony Albanese at‌ a ⁤press conference at Parliament House on Wednesday morning.

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