Nationals members vote to ditch net zero target from party platform

Policy position diverging from senior Coalition partner expected to be formalised at Nationals partyroom meeting on Sunday morning

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The Nationals' grassroots members have voted to ditch net zero, setting the scene to formally scrap the target at a meeting on Sunday morning.

We believe in reducing emissions, but not at any cost," the Nationals leader, David Littleproud, told the party's federal council on Saturday.