NSW Nationals leader John Barilaro has backed down on a threat to pull his party from the state's coalition government and agreed to hold further talks over changes to koala protection laws.
She said Mr Barilaro and his Nationals ministerial colleagues had until Friday morning to declare support for her government or be sacked from cabinet.
Mr Barilaro announced the crossbench threat after another party room meeting on Thursday morning, saying changes to the Koala Habitat Protection State Environmental Planning Policy are"wrong" and hurt landowners and farmers."By not voting or abstaining from voting from government bills we're effectively on the crossbench."However, Mr Barilaro said Nationals ministers would not surrender their portfolios.
"I say to Gladys, and I've tried to ring her, let's sit down and try to talk about this, let's really look at the solution we've put forward."
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