Matt Canavan declares net zero policy is ‘all over’, opening rift in the Coalition – video

Queensland Nationals senator Matt Canavan has declared net zero by 2050 ‘all over bar the shouting’ only hours after Scott Morrison attempted to hose down internal divisions – insisting the mid-century target was ‘absolutely’ Coalition policy. The comments have prompted other National party members such as Michael McCormack and Michelle Landry to tell Canavan to ‘pull his head in’. Canavan’s comments came after the Liberal National candidate for the Queensland seat of Flynn, Colin Boyce, said there was ‘wiggle room’ in the commitment to net zero, calling it a ‘flexible plan’ that was not legislated

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