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Episode: How hate speech blew up the Coalition
Description: This week, Labor’s watered-down hate speech laws passed the Senate. The following day, the bigger story wasn’t the bill. Three senior Nationals – Bridget McKenzie, Susan McDonald and Ross Cadell – were forced off the opposition frontbench after defying shadow cabinet and voting against the legislation. Then, after a late night emergency meeting, the rest of the Nationals frontbench followed suit, quitting their roles in a show of solidarity. Now, the Liberal National partnership is hanging in the balance and Sussan Ley’s leadership is again under threat. Today, Press Galler...