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Speaking of that spill motion, stay tuned as we are expecting to soon hear from Colin Boyce, the Nationals MP who announced he will challenge David Littleproud for the leadership, on ABC Radio. Boyce yesterday launched the challenge after declaring the party was “committing political suicide” by ending the Coalition:

In case you missed it last night, opposition leader Sussan Ley said David Littleproud rejected the offer of talks this week after Coalition breakup. The Nationals leader said a meeting will be scheduled once party’s spill motion is determined. You can catch up with the report from our political reporters: