Deputy Premier John Barilaro has faced his first party room after last week's Coalition crisis, emerging from the meeting with his senior ministers by his side | AlexSmithSMH
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian on Monday said the Coalition was "a strong stable government" despite persistent threats from Nationals MPs over the policy.Ms Berejiklian said she had been given an assurance that "all ministers will support government legislation" and that the Coalition would exist until the 2023 election.
Upper house Nationals MPs Sam Farraway and Wes Fang also confirmed on Monday that they "reserve our right to do what is best for the community". Senior Liberal ministers have warned they will not give the Nationals any concessions in cabinet over the koala planning policy if Mr Barilaro remains their leader.
Several Nationals MPs said phone calls were made all weekend to "take the temperature" of the party room, but no one was prepared to move on Mr Barilaro, who spent Monday in Bourke with his Agriculture Minister Adam Marshall.Mr Barilaro issued a blunt ultimatum on Sunday:Our weekly newsletter will deliver expert analysis of the race to the White House from our US correspondent Matthew Knott.
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