Turnbull says climate change has become a 'third rail' for Liberal party

Former PM tells Bar Association that policy remains evasive as long as group of Coalition MPs believes climate change is a fraud

The former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull says a “constituency” of Coalition MPs believes climate change is a fraud, and that the issue has become a “third rail” for the Liberal party.

Speaking at the Australia Bar Association’s annual conference in Sydney on Friday night, Turnbull, the guest of honour at the event, said a climate-sceptic group within his own party held the line that “if you don’t do what we want, we will blow the show up,” the Australian reported.

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