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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Sarah Basford Canales

HISTORICAL FACTS: Barnaby joyce vows to wind back lunatic crusade of net zero with private member s bill | History Defined

Barnaby Joyce in parliament.
Barnaby Joyce. The opposition is undertaking an internal review of its election policies with climate change and energy expected to take centre-stage in an ideological tussle. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

Barnaby Joyce has vowed to wind back the “lunatic crusade” of net zero by 2050 in a private member’s bill once parliament resumes later this month.

The former deputy prime minister and Nationals backbencher’s clarion call on Friday afternoon laid bare the Coalition’s decades-long brawl over climate change and energy policy.

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