The Nationalist Party, also known as the National Party, was an Australian political party. It was formed in February 1917 from a merger between the Liberal Party and the National Labor Party, the lat
Billy Hughes, founder and Nationalist Prime Minister, 1917–23.
Billy Hughes 1916
Stanley Bruce 1927
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Liberal–National Coalition
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The Liberal–National Coalition, commonly known as the Coalition or the LNP, is an alliance of liberal conservative and centre-right political parties in Australia. Its primary members are the Liberal
Nationalist Party (Australia)
…a young party in a Westminster system. However, Bruce agreed to the terms rather than force another election. This was the start of the traditional coalition of non-Labor parties. With the ouster of Hughes, the Nationalists took on a decidedly more conservative hue. Despite initial concerns that Australians wouldn't readily…
Political advertisement in The Bulletin promoting the Coalition at the 1943 federal election