Coalition dissidents demand national energy guarantee meeting be open to all

Craig Kelly wants meeting for business leaders to be open to all MPs ahead of expected party-room protestsThe energy minister, Josh Frydenberg, is being lobbied to open a private meeting of the government's backbench energy committee to all comers ahead of more protests about the national energy guarantee expected in the Coalition party room on Tuesday.Frydenberg has organised a delegation of business leaders to address a special meeting of the Coalition backbench committee on energy and the environment early Tuesday morning, ahead of the regular gathering of the Coalition party room, in an effort to keep a lid on the internal debate. Continue reading...