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As Liberals join Nationals in abandoning a 2050 emissions target, we unpick some of the opposition’s talking pointsSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereAre you trying to make sense of some of the big cl…
Ex-politicians and candidates warn the decision will likely cause a loss of votes from younger peopleGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAt least three former Liberal MPs have derided the opposition’s decision to dump net zero by…
The International Energy Agency, once known for an anti-renewables bias, now says a more ambitious transition will lower pricesSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereJust as the Liberal party walked away …
Climate groups call backflip a ‘disaster’ while moderate Liberals worry about impact on winning back urban electoratesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe former Liberal prime minister Malcolm Turnbull says his party’s decisio…
Former Liberal staffer accused a reporter of stalking him in Tasmania, with her story’s headline describing him as a ‘despised party boy hiding at the end of the Earth’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, f…
Future Coalition government would not withdraw from Paris climate agreement altogether, Liberal frontbench decides a day after five-hour party room debateFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or dai…
This blog is now closedMalcom Turnbull accuses Liberals of ‘Trumpian campaign against renewables’ after party dumps net zeroLiberals formally abandon emissions target but Ley says reaching net zero would still be ‘welcome outcome’Get our breaking news …
The party’s imminent move to abandon the 2050 climate goal makes the environment the loser and Labor the biggest winnerGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFronting the media after a marathon party room meeting on Wednesday, shado…
Senior Liberal sources say 28 speakers wanted to jettison the 2050 net zero emissions target entirely, 17 expressed desire to retain it in some form, while four were on the fenceGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Liberal par…
Leah Blyth, Andrew McLachlan and Tony Pasin were on board a QantasLink flight from Adelaide when crew detected smoke in cabinA group of Liberal politicians headed to Canberra for a party room meeting on net zero emissions policy has been forced to retu…