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The Commonwealth will try to force a deal on hospital funding at a National Cabinet meeting this week, after months of stalled negotiations with angry state leaders, who say the federal government is not contributing its fair share. Source link

Defence department boss Greg Moriarty is named the next ambassador to the United States, as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese criticises the US president’s claim that allied troops did not serve on the front lines of Afghanistan.  Source link

Liberal leadership aspirants Andrew Hastie and Angus Taylor are being urged to “sort out” which of them will challenge Sussan Ley for the party’s top job before a spill is called.  Source link

Ahead of the national debate around Indigenous rights and recognition this January 26, the ABC has spoken to First Nations leaders about what they think are the top priorities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Source link

Dissecting the implosion of the Coalition and figuring out what comes next has become a full-time vocation for the newly emancipated Liberals and Nationals. Source link

The Australian Centre for International Justice has formally requested a police investigation into Israel’s president for alleged incitement to genocide. He is expected to visit to Australia next month. Source link

The Liberal leader did not speak about the Nationals’ decision to terminate the coalition on yesterday’s National Day of Mourning, but on Friday insisted her focus was on the government. Source link

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley is due to speak this morning after the Nationals dramatically exited the Coalition for the second time. Follow live. Source link

It is impossible to view this week’s events without the broader context of their relationship, how the electoral map is changing and what that means for right-wing politics in Australia.  Source link

The second messy break-up between the National and Liberal parties is concerning regional voters across the country, even in diehard conservative heartlands. Source link