Sussan Ley ‘absolutely confident’ in the leadership she has delivered Ley spoke to Channel Nine’s Today this morning, where she was asked about her future as leader of the Coalition. The opposition leader maintained that she was confident in her leadership so far, and the future of her role at the helm. She said: That’s […]
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Nationals hold crisis meeting on Coalition’s future after Littleproud threatens mass resignation in letter to Ley | Coalition
The Nationals are debating whether to quit Sussan Ley’s shadow cabinet and effectively blow up the Coalition at a crisis meeting trigged by a split over Labor’s hate speech laws. National party MPs are meeting virtually from 6pm for emergency talks after three frontbenchers resigned after crossing the floor to oppose the bill. Senators Ross […]
Australia news live: Labor urges ‘unity’ from Ley after hate speech backdown; NSW dog owners face jail for leaving pets in cars | Australia news
Labor urges ‘unity’ from Ley after hate speech backdown Tom McIlroy Labor has urged the opposition leader, Sussan Ley, to follow through on her commitments after the Bondi terror attack and support legislation dealing with guns and hate groups in parliament this week. The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, agreed to split his controversial bill in […]
Australia politics live: new NSW Liberal leader happy to differ from Ley on net zero policy; Watt ‘prepared to compromise’ on nature bill | Australia news
NSW Liberal leader ‘not going to tell my federal colleagues what to do’ on net zero Penry Buckley Returning to the new NSW opposition leader, Kellie Sloane says she is “not going to tell my federal colleagues what to do” on net zero after the state Liberal party voted to back the policy in contrast […]
Liberals formally abandon net zero by 2050 but Ley says reaching target would still be ‘welcome outcome’ | Australian politics
Liberal leader Sussan Ley has defended the Liberal plan to dump legislated pledges for net zero and renewable energy while claiming to be committed to the Paris agreement, saying “I can deal with that” if she faces criticism for backsliding on climate targets. The Liberal party will abandon a firm net zero emissions target, siding […]
Australia news live: Dan Tehan and Sussan Ley to reveal Liberals’ net zero emissions position tomorrow after shadow cabinet meeting | Australia news
Tehan won’t reveal Liberals’ net zero position until Thursday The shadow minister for energy and emissions reduction, Dan Tehan, would not say what the Liberals’ position on retaining the net zero by 2050 target was, after a marathon five-hour meeting in parliament on Wednesday. Tehan described the meeting as constructive, and said there were “very […]
Sussan Ley goes after Anthony Albanese’s Joy Division T-shirt as the Coalition tears itself apart, again | Australian politics
Sussan Ley, faced with internal turmoil over climate and environment issues while trying to extinguish simmering challenges from a disgruntled backbench who want to philosophically reshape the very party she leads, has elevated a critical new political issue to the top of the national agenda. The prime minister’s decision to wear a Joy Division T-shirt. […]