A dispute over leadership and energy gets personal
Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack has rebuked his predecessor Barnaby Joyce over his ability to make the "marriage" work between the Nationals and the Liberal Party, in a growing dispute over leadership and energy.
"I understand that. I understand what it takes to have a successful marriage and to make sure that we work together to build a better Australia.” Mr Joyce rejected the idea he should soften his comments about coal power to avoid damaging the government’s chances in Liberal seats in the south."We are not married to the Liberal Party and we are a party. If we were going to agree with everything they said we should join the Liberal Party," he said.
"These things actually will happen, actually can happen. See, governments have to focus on what they can actually do and can actually deliver, and that’s what I’m focused on, not in hypothetical debates.
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