<description>&lt;p&gt;It&amp;rsquo;s the on-again, off-again political drama that has turned Australian politics into something resembling a soap opera.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;For the second time in a year, the Liberal and National parties have split, rendering the coalition dead &amp;ndash; again.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The break-up has once again thrown Sussan Ley&amp;rsquo;s leadership under the bus, shattered the opposition&amp;rsquo;s ability to challenge the government &amp;ndash; and underscored deeper pressures from an ascendant One Nation.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Today, contributing editor of &lt;em&gt;The New Daily&lt;/em&gt; Amy Remeikis, on the break-up, the fallout, and the ex sitting on the sidelines who can&amp;rsquo;t get enough of the spectacle.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;If you enjoy &lt;em&gt;7am&lt;/em&gt;, the best way you can support us is by making a contribution at &lt;a href="http://7ampodcast.com.au/support"&gt;7ampodcast.com.au/support&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Socials:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;Stay in touch with us on &lt;a href="http://www.instagram.com/7ampodcast"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Guest:&lt;/strong&gt; Contributing editor of &lt;em&gt;The New Daily&lt;/em&gt; Amy Remeikis&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Photo:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;AAP Image/Lukas Coch&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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The ‘messy couple’ that was the Coalition

JAN 23, 202617 MIN
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The ‘messy couple’ that was the Coalition

JAN 23, 202617 MIN

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It’s the on-again, off-again political drama that has turned Australian politics into something resembling a soap opera.  For the second time in a year, the Liberal and National parties have split, rendering the coalition dead – again.  The break-up has once again thrown Sussan Ley’s leadership under the bus, shattered the opposition’s ability to challenge the government – and underscored deeper pressures from an ascendant One Nation.  Today, contributing editor of The New Daily Amy Remeikis, on the break-up, the fallout, and the ex sitting on the sidelines who can’t get enough of the spectacle.    If you enjoy 7am, the best way you can support us is by making a contribution at 7ampodcast.com.au/support.   Socials: Stay in touch with us on Instagram Guest: Contributing editor of The New Daily Amy Remeikis Photo: AAP Image/Lukas CochSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.