Environment minister Sussan Ley says climate action not her portfolio in stoush with states

Ley understood to have told state counterparts coordinating with them on climate mitigation beyond her portfolio

The environment minister, Sussan Ley, has rebuffed a push by her state counterparts to be kept in the loop about the Morrison government's plans for climate action ahead of international talks in Glasgow in November - telling them she is not responsible for mitigation efforts.

Several sources have confirmed to Guardian Australia there was a stoush in Thursday's meeting between Ley and a number of state ministers, both Liberal and Labor.