The New South Wales (NSW) Liberal-National coalition faced a potential collapse after a public dispute over the removal of a shadow assistant minister. The conflict intensified when the Nationals leader backed Wes Fang, leading Liberal MPs to consider ending the coalition, as reported by the Daily Telegraph. Senior Liberals urged the opposition leader to avoid splitting the coalition. Nationals Senator Matt Canavan expressed hope that the parties would not split. Ultimately, a last-minute deal was brokered by Nationals leader Dugald Saunders and former Liberal Premier Dom Perrottet, preventing the split and keeping the coalition intact.
Perrottet-brokered peace deal saves NSW Coalition from split https://t.co/REMBDgBakJ
#BREAKING 🚨 6 News has learnt the NSW Liberals will NOT split from the Nationals after a deal was brokered by Nationals leader Dugald Saunders and ex-Liberal Premier Dom Perrottet | #6NewsAU
#BREAKING: A last-minute deal has been struck to keep the NSW Coalition together following a public dispute over the demotion of a Nationals MP. https://t.co/NBNQsmAc5M
Nationals Senator Matt Canavan says he hopes the New South Wales Liberal and National parties “do not split up”. https://t.co/CqhxAeLC2Q
Senior Liberals have called the opposition leader to walk away from Coalition split threats. LATEST: https://t.co/QMONX6NumD https://t.co/Dfma6OZM80
NSW Coalition at risk of collapse after Nationals leader backs Wes Fang in spat with Liberals https://t.co/td0BMLNYhC
#BREAKING 🚨 NSW Liberal MPs are now set to consider ENDING the coalition with the Nationals as a result of this, the Daily Telegraph reports ⬇️ | #6NewsAU https://t.co/4TubLfmz2T
NSW's Liberal-National coalition has fractured after the opposition leader doubled down on the removal of a shadow assisant minister ⬇️ Watch 6 News live now: https://t.co/7GdFLOGSzw #6NewsAU | https://t.co/eU0kSSqP9E https://t.co/dp4228ahvS