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Member for New England Barnaby Joyce

‘This is the ejector seat’: Joyce lashes out as he resigns from Nationals, clears way for One Nation move

Barnaby Joyce has formally resigned from the Nationals, ending his 20-year parliamentary career with the party and clearing the way for him to join One Nation.

  • Paul Sakkal

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Nationals MPs Matt Canavan, Barnaby Joyce and Michael McCormack.

Former rival pleads with Joyce to stay as old ally Canavan readies attacks on defector

Matt Canavan says the party must fill the void left by Barnaby Joyce, even as Michael McCormack made a last-ditch plea to his former leadership rival to not join One Nation.

  • Paul Sakkal and James Massola
Then prime minister Malcolm Turnbull and then treasurer Scott Morrison during a press conference in Brisbane in 2016.

Coalition tried to cut its climate losses – the result is predictably gory

Once again, climate change is roiling the Liberal Party and the Nationals; once again, it is pushing away the electorate.

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Nationals leader David Littleproud said his party was not opposed to emissions reductions cuts, but Australia should not lead the pack.

No, Australia is not ‘streaking ahead’ of other nations on climate

We checked the Nationals’ claim that Australia is reducing emissions much faster than its peers.

  • Nick O'Malley and Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Nationals leader David Littleproud and Senator Matt Canavan after a press conference following a party room meeting.

‘We’re not going to streak ahead’: Nationals officially dump net zero climate target

Nationals leader David Littleproud said his MPs had come to a unanimous position and would instead aim to bring down Australia’s carbon emissions in line with the rest of the world.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos, Brittany Busch and Paul Sakkal
Coal and renewables.

Burning questions: Is coal power really cheaper than renewables?

A breakaway group of conservative MPs says Australia must ditch its commitment to net zero and boost coal power to lower power prices. Are they right?

  • Mike Foley and Nick Toscano
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CPAC composite: Warren Mundine; David Crisafulli; Jacinta Nampijinpa Price.

Rift over Queensland coal royalties escalates at ‘conservative Coachella’

Former UK PM Liz Truss defended her 49-day record and Jacinta Nampijinpa Price called for the Coalition to dump net zero on Saturday morning in Brisbane.

  • William Davis
Waves caused by Cyclone Alfred hitting a rockwall at Brunswick Heads.

If you can’t stand the heat, get out the ire

Albanese’s 2035 world is one where coral reefs are gone, properties are uninsurable, bushfires and floods are routine and the economic toll compounds year after year.

Opposition home affairs spokesman Andrew Hastie.

Coalition divisions erupt as more MPs urge leader to dump climate pledge

Two more Coalition MPs have urged Sussan Ley to dump support for net zero after Andrew Hastie’s ultimatum that he would quit the front bench if she backed the climate target.

  • James Massola
Berowra MP Julian Leeser gave an apology to his community for Price’s remarks.

Liberal MPs apologise to Indian community as colleagues, PM add to pressure on Price

The federal Liberal Party descended further into infighting on Tuesday as Julian Leeser and several members of the NSW Liberals apologised to the Indian community for Jacinta Price’s comments.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos and Nick Newling

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