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NSW National Party President Andrew Fraser says the NSW government is not going to blow up over the controversy sparked by changes to laws protecting koalas in NSW.

Due to fears the state’s koala population is seriously declining, the number of tree species triggering koala checks on private properties was increased from 10 to 123 under changes to the Koala Habitat Protection State Environment Planning Policy.

This has sparked concerns with farmer lobby groups about the balance of biodiversity outcomes and the rights of landholders.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has offered an ultimatum to wavering Nationals ministers indicating she would be willing to overhaul her ministry if cabinet members continue to refuse her government’s koala policy.

“We haven’t blown ourselves up,” Mr Fraser told Sky News host Chris Kenny.

“What we’ve actually done is we’ve said to the Liberals here is a policy, here is what you want to achieve, and you can achieve it very easily by adopting what we have there.

“I say to Gladys, and I’ve tried to ring her, let’s sit down and try to talk about this, let’s really look at the solution we’ve put forward.”

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