Four Nationals MPs threaten to plunge the NSW Government into minority, if the koala protection policy isn't changed — with the support of party leader and Deputy Premier John Barilaro.
She said the four Nationals MPs had been "herded into a corner".She said the koala State Environmental Planning Policy had been updated "at the behest of stakeholders that came from their own electorates" after an "exhaustive" process.
"It's not about destruction of koala habitat. The protection SEP does not do anything to save a koala, but puts a nail in the coffin for farmers.Ms Berejiklian is refusing to bow to pressure from National MPs who want an emergency cabinet meeting to resolve the tension over the koala protection plan.
On Monday, Mr Barilaro wrote to the Premier asking her to hold an unscheduled meeting next week ahead of parliamentary sittings.
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