A taskforce will investigate why banks are shutting down country branches.

Senior Liberals have insisted Australia signing up to a 2050 net zero climate target will not cost farming and mining jobs as Scott Morrison mulls the Nationals' demands.

An analysis found more than half of the government's regional development grants awarded since 2018 went to major city areas.

When deputy Nationals leader David Littleproud was asked what the party needed in exchange for its support, he responded "money makes the world go around, mate".

Senior Nationals have warned the climate brawl "could get ugly" if the government pushed through a net-zero target, however Prime Minister Scott Morrison has already made moves to sideline the junior Coalition party if it can't come to an agreement.

"It's not a case of holding anyone to ransom, or anything like that," Barnaby Joyce said.

The Nationals have not reached an agreement on net zero despite talks lasting more than four hours on Sunday.

Taiwan claims it would be a more sensible trading partner than mainland China.

Cabinet is set to discuss the government's highly anticipated net zero roadmap on Wednesday

Colour-coded lists were used by government MPs in a controversial $1.38 billion million regional grants program