In the final episode of Electioncast for 2025, Crystal Andrews and political editor Bernard Keane dissect the latest political plot twist: the end of the Coalition. While it’s not the first time the Nats and Libs have been on-again, off-again, the effects will be felt by everyone – even those who have never, and would never, vote for them.

Plus, Bernard reflects on his journalistic process in the aftermath of a result that proved many commentators’ theories wrong.

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Read more:

• History shows Coalition split a trial separation, not a divorce
• End of the Coalition is a win-win for Sussan Ley and the Nationals
• Albanese solved the Trump problem from the orthodox left. So what do the Liberals do now?
• The departure of the Nats is far from the end of the Liberals’ problems (hint: it’s themselves)

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