Nationals Bridget McKenzie, Ross Cadell, Susan McDonald Resign Over Hate Speech Law
- Updated January 21, 2026 - 6:38pm,first published January 21, 2026 - 10:18am
- "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.
- The entire National Party shadow ministry is equally bound".
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“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
