Turnbull quashes Abbott's bid to give party room a say on energy guarantee

Prime minister tells MPs Josh Frydenberg to proceed to make-or-break talks with states and territories on Neg Malcolm Turnbull has smacked down Tony Abbott's push to force a special party room meeting on the national energy guarantee, saying the policy will go to the states and then return once enabling legislation is drafted.After rebuffing Abbott's pitch in a direct confrontation on Tuesday, Turnbull told government MPs the energy minister, Josh Frydenberg, could now proceed to make-or-break discussions with his state and territory counterparts on the Neg at the beginning of August, knowing he had the strong support of the party room to land the policy. Continue reading...