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Coalition breakup: The Nationals go solo after splitting with Liberal Party

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The fallout from Labor's landslide federal election win continues to reshape the parliament, with an extraordinary move by the National Party to go it alone in parliament. The decision to walk away from the Liberal Party breaks up decades of partnership, and makes the task of returning to government even more difficult.
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