Senator Matt Canavan said the Nationals’ decision not to re-enter a Coalition agreement with the Liberal Party “is the best thing for the Australian people”.
“I think we’ve held ourselves back a bit as a Nationals party in the past few years,” Canavan said in an appearance on Nine’s Today this morning.
Canavan said it was “simply a business arrangement between two political parties” who would now fight separately within the parliament.
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“But we’ll work together where we can, as well,” he said.
Regarding the agreement, Canavan said: “If we did sign up, and positions did change, well, what do we do then? Do we split up then?
“I think this is the best approach right now to have this pause. The Liberal Party have a lot of issues to work out subsequent to the election … it was a terrible result. I just think this is the best for both parties that we work those things out separately.”
Canavan said the door was always open and they “may get back together”.
Today co-host Karl Stefanovic said deputy Liberal leader Ted O’Brien was asked last night to appear on this morning’s show, and agreed, and was also told Canavan would be on the program.
“Twenty minutes ago, his [O’Brien’s] team rang saying he won’t come on with Canavan,” Stefanovic said. “I mean, you can’t make it up. It’s like MAFS [Married at First Sight]: the Canberra edition.”
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