Nationals who defied shadow cabinet would sit on backbench for six months under Coalition peace deal

A proposed peace deal between the Liberal and National parties in Australia would see three National senators, who voted against Labor's hate speech laws against shadow cabinet direction, relegated to the backbench for six months. The offer, made by Sussan Ley, aims to reunite the Coalition. National Party leader David Littleproud stated the party will carefully consider the proposal. The disagreement stems from the senators' defiance of the shadow cabinet's position on the hate speech legislation. The potential reunion of the two parties remains uncertain as the Nationals deliberate. This situation unfolds at the start of a new sitting fortnight in Canberra.