It may be that we don’t need China to bully us into an Albo tyranny. The Coalition is doing it all by itself.
After an acrimonious partyroom meeting in Canberra last week, a disenchanted Liberal MP mused that if seven of his colleagues defected to the Nationals the balance of power within the Coalition would be flipped.
The MP told The Australian it was “interesting” some Liberals were aware of the figure, which had been floated in discussions among a rump of conservative MPs who believed their views on climate and energy policy were irreconcilable with city-based moderates.
