The state's Nationals will this morning determine whether they will remain in coalition with the Liberals following a dispute over a policy designed to protect koala habitat. Follow our live coverage:
The state Nationals will meet at 8am to determine if they will move to the crossbench following a dispute with the Liberals over a koala protection policy passed in December.
An attempt at crisis talks ended without resolution on Thursday night, with some Nationals MPs expressing concern about opposing the policy.Yesterday, Deputy Premier John Barilarooutlining his party's motivations in potentially causing a coalition split. However, also yesterday, Planning Minister Rob Stokes – who is responsible for the SEPP – denied many of Mr Barilaro's claims in"My colleague in the NSW government said farmers can’t build a feed shed or a driveway on their property without a koala study. This is not the case.
Mr Stokes told radio host Ben Fordham he could not understand where Mr Barilaro was coming from, but that there was "always a way back from these things"."Dividing us is not the way to go about it," he said.
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