Barilaro breaks ranks and blasts own govt’s climate targets
New South Wales Deputy Premier John Barilaro has broken ranks, telling Sky News his own governments climate policy could mean the end of Australia's agriculture industry. Mr Barilaro took aim at Energy and Environment Minister Matt Kean, saying he did not agree with his policies because a target of zero net emissions by 2050 would be detrimental to regional and rural communities and spell the end to mining and resource jobs. Our coal is the best and cleanest in the world and that will just be replaced by dirty coal out of India and Indonesia and actually that will have amore detrimental affect on the climate globally, he said. Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe claimed on Thursday climate change was already affecting the Australian economy. Image: News Corp Australia Read More Our Apps