Because the only numbers that matter are those in your party room, via the AFR:
Scott Morrison and Nationals leader Michael McCormack are working on a peace deal over coal fired power to prevent another outbreak of hostilities within the Coalition before the federal election.
After the Nationals performed poorly in Saturday’s NSW state election – which the Coalition still won – former leader Barnaby Joyce and the Queensland Nationals threatened to reignite calls for the government to commit to underwriting coal-fired power.
