The prospect of a Coalition split has been removed ahead of a joint partyroom meeting on Sunday, with Nationals Leader David Littleproud declaring victory in forcing the Liberals to drop their commitment to net zero emissions, while also claiming his party’s position could drive Coalition immigration policy.

“This isn’t the first time the Nationals have set the policy agenda and the Liberals have followed,” Littleproud said on Saturday, referring to his party’s decision to oppose the Voice to parliament months ahead of former Liberal leader Peter Dutton .

Liberal Leader Sussan Ley announced on Thursday that her party would ditch net zero , wind back the Albanese government’s interim climate targets and scrap existing emissions reduction measures, such as pollution limits for big comp

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