Barnaby Joyce's call to allow Clean Energy Finance Corporation to invest in coal rejected by Frydenberg
by Paul Karp and Adam Morton from on (#5E99E)
More Nationals supporting Joyce amendment and Liberal Craig Kelly says he will consider it
The deputy Liberal leader, Josh Frydenberg, has rejected Barnaby Joyce's call to allow the Clean Energy Finance Corporation to invest in coal in a bid to slap down a growing Nationals revolt.
The Morrison government has deferred the looming internal brawl on coal by removing its own bill from the notice paper, but on Wednesday more Nationals came out in support of the Joyce amendment and Liberal Craig Kelly said he would consider it.
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