Peter Dutton rejects push by moderate Liberals to change position on climate legislation

Opposition leader tells shadow cabinet voting against bill does not mean it opposes targets, while Greens yet to reach consensus

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Peter Dutton has rebuffed moderates wanting a change to the opposition's plan to vote against Labor's climate change legislation at a meeting of shadow cabinet on Monday night.

Guardian Australia understands that the former finance minister and now shadow foreign affairs minister, Simon Birmingham, advocated an alternative approach to voting against the government's legislation, suggesting the opposition should either vote for the bill or not oppose it.

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