Coalition (Australia) facts for kids
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The Coalition
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| Leader | Scott Morrison |
| Deputy leader | Michael McCormack |
| Founded | 1923 |
| Headquarters | Canberra, ACT |
| Ideology | Conservatism Liberal conservatism Conservative liberalism Economic liberalism Classical liberalism Agrarianism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| House of Representatives |
77 / 151 (51%)
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| Senate |
35 / 76 (46%)
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The Liberal–National Coalition is an alliance of centre-right political parties that forms one of the two major groupings in Australian federal politics. Its main opponent is the Australian Labor Party (ALP).
The Coalition has been in government since the 2013 federal election, most recently being re-elected in the 2019 Australian federal election. The group is led by Scott Morrison as Prime Minister of Australia since August 2018.
Images for kids
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Political advertisement in The Bulletin promoting the Coalition at the 1943 federal election
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See also
In Spanish: Coalición (Australia) para niños
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