Sky News is reporting there has been a bit of a flare up in the Coalition joint-party room meeting with MPs demanding that the net zero policy be resolved.

It is allegedly under review, but I think we all know what direction it is heading in.

Andrew Clennell reports that Alex Antic, Matt Canavan, Tony Pasin, Rick Wilson and Simon Kennedy all pushed for the issue to be resolved through a debate,

Michaelia Cash, who is firming up her position as one of the WA hard right conservatives, also demanded the matter be settled.

Sussan Ley is still trying to pretend she has any authority over the partyroom and that the backbench review of the policy positions needs to play out.

But you have to wonder why, at this point. The party is already making its views known, those views don’t matter in terms of the national debate and it has no bearing on actual policy – all it does is make it increasingly likely the Coalition will lose more seats at the next election.

So, ok, go off.