Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p In Australian federal politics, the Coalition is a formal alliance of broadly centre-right parties, existing in various forms since 1923. The partners in the alliance are the Liberal Party, the National Party (formerly the Country Party and the National Country Party), the Country Liberal Party (CLP), and the Liberal National Party (LNP). Notable previous partners were the Nationalist Party and the United Australia Party, both predecessors of the current Liberal Party. The extent to which these parties are in alliance varies at state and territory level. At one extreme, the National Party of Western Australia and The Nationals South Australia currently compete alongside the Liberals, while the CLP and LNP, contesting elections only in the Northern Territory and Queensland, respectively, were formed from mergers of Liberal and National state branches. A Liberal–National merger at national level has been proposed on several occasions, without much progress.When in government, the Liberal leader usually serves as Prime Minister of Australia and the National leader as Deputy Prime Minister, as is currently the case with Tony Abbott and Warren Truss, respectively. This situation derives from the Liberal Party's consistently superior numbers in the Parliament of Australia, and is usually reflected at state level, with Liberal leaders of state branches generally serving as Premiers (or Chief Ministers). The most notable exception to this rule was in Queensland, where the National Party was generally the stronger coalition partner, and also occasionally in Victoria and Western Australia. At all levels of government, the Coalition's strongest opponent is most often the Australian Labor Party.Based on the definition of what a coalition is, the Coalition only exists in Federal, New South Wales and Victorian politics.. }
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- Coalition_(Australia) abstract "In Australian federal politics, the Coalition is a formal alliance of broadly centre-right parties, existing in various forms since 1923. The partners in the alliance are the Liberal Party, the National Party (formerly the Country Party and the National Country Party), the Country Liberal Party (CLP), and the Liberal National Party (LNP). Notable previous partners were the Nationalist Party and the United Australia Party, both predecessors of the current Liberal Party. The extent to which these parties are in alliance varies at state and territory level. At one extreme, the National Party of Western Australia and The Nationals South Australia currently compete alongside the Liberals, while the CLP and LNP, contesting elections only in the Northern Territory and Queensland, respectively, were formed from mergers of Liberal and National state branches. A Liberal–National merger at national level has been proposed on several occasions, without much progress.When in government, the Liberal leader usually serves as Prime Minister of Australia and the National leader as Deputy Prime Minister, as is currently the case with Tony Abbott and Warren Truss, respectively. This situation derives from the Liberal Party's consistently superior numbers in the Parliament of Australia, and is usually reflected at state level, with Liberal leaders of state branches generally serving as Premiers (or Chief Ministers). The most notable exception to this rule was in Queensland, where the National Party was generally the stronger coalition partner, and also occasionally in Victoria and Western Australia. At all levels of government, the Coalition's strongest opponent is most often the Australian Labor Party.Based on the definition of what a coalition is, the Coalition only exists in Federal, New South Wales and Victorian politics.".