Will PM’s net zero emissions move come to nought?
The return of Barnaby Joyce threatens to tear Scott Morrison between the Coalition’s conservative base and international opinion.
Nationals David Littleproud, Barnaby Joyce and Bridget McKenzie front the media after Joyce prevailed in a party room ballot on Monday. Alex Ellinghausen
The first time Barnaby Joyce led an insurrection over climate change, he warned it would lead to $100 roast dinners.
Joyce was campaigning against the Rudd government’s proposed emissions trading scheme in 2009 but the collateral damage was Malcolm Turnbull, with the then opposition leader being dumped after Joyce helped galvanise conservative sentiment.
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