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MPs return to Canberra as PM expects win for NEG in party room

Tony Abbott and Barnaby Joyce together in parliament in May.
Eyes will be on Tony Abbott and Barnaby Joyce to see how they vote on the coalition's energy policy. (AAP) Source: AAP

As MPs return to Canberra after the long winter break, energy Minister Josh Frydenberg remains confident his coalition colleagues will back the National Energy Guarantee after the plan won in-principle support from the states and territories.


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By Saleem Al-Fahad

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As MPs return to Canberra after the long winter break, energy Minister Josh Frydenberg remains confident his coalition colleagues will back the National Energy Guarantee after the plan won in-principle support from the states and territories.


Several high-profile government backbenchers, including Tony Abbott and Barnaby Joyce, have threatened to scuttle the policy.

Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs Minister Alan Tudge has told the A-B-C he's hopeful they won't do so.


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