The stately figures of the Liberal Party have weighed in on the Coalition split, but stopped short of giving policy advice.
Appearing briefly on Sky News Australia, former Prime Minister John Howard said that he was ‘very sorry’ to hear about the Liberals and Nationals parting ways.
‘I am very sorry that this has happened and I urge both parties to work overtime to put the Coalition back together again because all the history of Australia suggests that the glory days of the Liberal Party and the National Party and the old Country Party are when they are working together in government.’
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