John Barilaro attacks Turnbull over 'war on Coalition' and says NSW 'firmly committed' to coal

NSW deputy premier says there will be no moratorium on coal in the Upper Hunter or anywhere else in the state'

The New South Wales deputy premier, John Barilaro, has rejected Malcolm Turnbull's call for a moratorium on new coalmines in the state and demanded the former prime minister set aside his war on the Coalition".

Turnbull said on Wednesday he believed coalmine proposals and approvals in the state's upper Hunter Valley were out of control".