Sky News can reveal New South Wales Premier GladysB will meet with JohnBarilaroMP on Thursday afternoon, after he announced the Nationals will not support government legislation following a koala protection policy fight. aclennell.
Sky News can reveal New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian will meet with John Barilaro on Thursday afternoon, after he announced the Nationals will not support government legislation following a koala protection policy fight. Tensions have been building over an update to the planning laws which include protections for koala habitats.
The Nationals are arguing the changes will limit building on farms and the ability to rezone areas for development. “This is the latest in a long series of private threats from Barilaro to Berejiklian and liberal ministers on several issues over the past couple of years,” Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell said. “Barilaro is known to regularly send threatening text messages, threatening to pull out of the Coalition if the government does not go his way on policy.
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