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David Littleproud urges Barnaby Joyce to stay in the Nationals amid speculation of a jump to One Nation

Nationals leader says maverick MP still ‘has a contribution to make between now and when he retires’

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October heat records broken in WA; police use pepper spray on Melbourne protesters – as it happened

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'We want him to stay': Joyce urged to stick with Nats

Barnaby Joyce has signalled his intention to leave the National Party, but its leader says the former deputy prime minister still has a crucial role to play.

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Barnaby Joyce won't recontest seat, keeps options open

Former Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce will not recontest his New England seat at the next election amid speculation he might join One Nation.

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Barnaby Joyce announcement to quit Nationals heightens speculation about One Nation move

MP tells supporters he won’t run for his seat of New England and is ‘free to now consider all options’

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Barnaby Joyce Leaves The Nationals As Pauline Hanson Eyes Him For One Nation

The former Nationals leader the cited Coalition's support for net zero targets when announcing his departure.

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Barnaby Joyce actively considering defection to One Nation, say Coalition sources

Former Nationals leader has not commented on reports but any defection would be a blow for his party and the Coalition under Sussan Ley

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'Sort it out', junior coalition partner tells Liberals

Nationals leader David Littleproud has begged the Liberals to sort out their squabbling as a fresh poll paints a dire picture for the coalition.

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$Coalition MPs say Australia’s emissions are a fraction of the world’s total. What kind of argument is that?$

Coalition MPs say Australia’s emissions are a fraction of the world’s total. What kind of argument is that?

Australia’s emissions are only about 1.1% of the global total. But it is scientifically wrong to say half a billion tonnes of CO2 don’t matter, experts say

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Call for next steps to back 'ambitious' emissions goal

Australia has been urged to match its 2035 emissions reduction target with a new renewable energy goal, but the climate change minister is yet to commit.

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View from The Hill: Growing push for early decision on climate policy wedges Ley

Sussan Ley is resisting growing internal pressure for the Coalition to quickly discuss and determine the future of its policy on net zero.

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'Bizarre' push to drop net zero sets up coalition clash

An effort to repeal the net zero emissions target has highlighted internal opposition divisions over climate change as Labor is urged to do more.

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Coalition’s climate tussles to get public airing as parliament debates Barnaby Joyce’s bill to dump net zero

Ideological tensions to be on full display amid growing list of Liberal state divisions opposed to emissions reduction policy

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Albanese government to bring forward start of its home deposit guarantee changes

The Albanese government is bringing forward by three months to October 1 implementation of its 5% deposit guarantee for all first home buyers purchasing properties up to a specified limit.

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Call for right to work from home, as one MP warns on AI

Australia's workplace ombudsman will be asked to support the right of employees working from home but one MP has warned people should be careful as AI moves in.

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Joyce and Canavan call for new coal plants to replace renewable energy projects

Coalition opponents of net zero spruik coal, nuclear and gas as emissions policy divides opposition

The Guardian - AU

Coalition is wedging itself on climate crisis with net zero debate, warns Liberal MP in Scott Morrison’s former seat

Exclusive: Simon Kennedy warns closed-door meeting against backsliding on efforts to cut carbon emissions

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Coalition splinters as heat rises on net-zero policy

More coalition troops are calling for a key climate target to be axed but the opposition leader is standing firm as debate rages within the political partners.

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UN climate chief tells Australia to ‘go big’ with its 2035 emissions reduction target

The United Nations Climate Change Executive Secretary, Simon Stiell, has urged the Australian government to set an ambitious 2035 emissions reduction target, declaring “bog standard is beneath you”.

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Barnaby Joyce wants Australia to abandon net zero – but his 4 central claims don’t stack up

One-time Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce sought to dominate the first sitting week of the current federal parliament by proposing a divisive plan to reverse Australia’s net zero emissions target.

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The attack on Australia’s net zero target is reckless and gutless. Voters expect more than ‘intergenerational bastardry’

While Barnaby Joyce and Michael McCormack try to ditch the 43% net zero 2030 emissions target, Australia’s net zero target for 2035 has not yet been set

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Afternoon Update: Australia grants US beef relief; Bullock defends rates caution; and Charlotte Otton’s funniest things

The opposition says it’s ‘cautious’ about lifting restrictions on US beef, while the government has said Australia’s biosecurity won’t be ‘compromised’

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View from The Hill: Nationals’ mavericks ensure the Coalition is the issue in parliament’s first week

For almost as long as anyone can remember, the Nationals have caused the Coalition grief on climate and energy policy. Still, for Barnaby Joyce to bring on a fresh load of trouble - with a private member’s bill to scrap Australia’s commitment to net zero emissions by 2050 – in…

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Afternoon Update: Australia facing $500m Chevron cleaning bill; Obama breaks silence on Trump; and the blowback against office air

Deal struck in 1980s refunds about half of what the US multinational fossil fuel company paid in royalties, documents show

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Nats 'steers' rumbling in party paddock over net zero

Two aggrieved former Nationals leaders are using their opposition to a net zero emissions target to put pressure on their leader to scrap the party's policy.

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