Matt Kean criticised by Coalition MPs after Labor appoints him new chair of Climate Change Authority

Matt Kean’s appointment as the chair of the Climate Change Authority, which was announced on Monday, has drawn criticism from some conservative politicians.Matt Kean’s appointment as the chair of the Climate Change Authority, which was announced on Monday, has drawn criticism from some conservative politicians.

Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup The federal Nationals MP and former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce questioned whether any of Kean’s words “could be trusted”. Other Coalition MPs and senators were more muted in their response to the news, with shadow health minister, Anne Ruston, labelling the announcement “another distraction” from the cost of electricity in households.

The Queensland LNP senator and outspoken fossil fuels advocate Matt Canavan said he wasn’t surprised or concerned by the news.Our Australian morning briefing breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what’s happening and why it matters“My beef’s not with Matt Kean, my beef’s with the government,” Canavan told Sky News.

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