David Littleproud is now pretending the Nationals are still relevant, while standing next to Ley, like he didn’t try to blow up the Coalition in the days after her mother died by announcing a ‘split’ which is now on hold, while a bunch of pointless reviews are underway within the party.

Littleproud:

The hard work starts today. The fundamentals in this country have not changed. Australians are still doing it tough and Anthony Albanese has been swanning around the international stage* and has forgotten that there are Australian struggling to put dinner on the table tonight, were struggling to pay energy bills, who are unable to insure their own homes** because he has let the fundamental slip away.

The fundamentals have not changed and we do not need to change but we need to prepare to have that fight. We will agree where we can but where we must we will hold true to our values and beliefs and have the courage to stand up. We will do what is right for this country and articulate a different vision, where we need to and be constructive where we can.

That is what the Australian people expect. That is what the Australian people expect of each and every one of us, to come to this place and make our country better. That is not rolling over on everything, it is about making sure that we stand up where we need to show our values and principles that will change our country for the better.

So, please, we have to be humble for what has happened to us but we can do one of two things. We can sit in the fetal position in the corner and give up or come out swinging.

And we will come out swinging. We rely on the collective wisdom of this room to be able to come forward and collectively put forward a cogent argument to the Australian people over the next 2.5 years. We have time, no matter what it looks like today, it will be a different landscaping 2.5 years time if we stay committed and focused and stay together.***

*Shoring up relationships with Australia’s largest trading partner – which the Nationals constituency relies on.

**That’s because of climate change, which the Nationals are actively trying to derail any action over.

***HAHAHAHAHAHAH