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

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

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

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 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. […]