“As Sussan [Ley] has made a sign of good faith, of not going forward with a shadow cabinet announcement, and to allow her time to have a party room.”

— lifting the moratorium on nuclear

— divestiture powers to break up the major supermarkets

— $20 billion in regional funding

Ley convened a virtual Liberal party room meeting on Thursday to discuss the Nationals’ policy demands, which are central to any reunion.

“It has always been the Liberal Party’s objective to form a Coalition and we welcome the Nationals’ decision to re-enter negotiations.”

Conjecture over cabinet solidarity and reason behind the split

The Nationals have consistently refuted this claim. During an interview on ABC’s 7.30 show, host Sarah Ferguson questioned Nationals senator Bridget Mackenzie on whether the Liberal leader was being untruthful.