Australia's opposition coalition reunites after split over hate laws

Leader of the Opposition Sussan Ley visits the bridge as the crime scene was reopened following the mass shooting at Bondi Beach on Sunday, in Sydney, Australia, December 19, 2025. REUTERS/Hollie Adams/File Photo

SYDNEY, Feb 8 (Reuters) - ‌Australia's conservative opposition coalition reunited on Sunday after ‌the junior partner National Party severed ties last ‌month with the Liberal Party over its decision to back government hate speech laws drafted in the wake of the Bondi ‍massacre.

"The coalition is back together and ‍looking to the future, ‌not to the past," Liberal Party leader Sussan Ley ‍said ​alongside National Party leader David Littleproud in a media conference televised from Canberra.