How hate speech blew up the Coalition
Late on Tuesday, Labor’s watered-down hate speech laws passed the Senate. By Wednesday, 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.
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Today, Press Gallery journalist Karen Middleton, on how hate speech blew up the Coalition.
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