Inside the Liberals marathon meeting to ditch net zero
Chief political reporter Dan Jervis Bardy tells Nour Haydar what happened inside Wednesday’s meeting, what dropping net zero means for the future of the Coalition, and whether Sussan Ley’s leadership is on the line
November 12, 202524m 23s
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Show Notes
It took nearly five hours, but Liberal MPs emerged from today’s party meeting with a decision on whether to drop net zero. And while leader Sussan Ley is holding off until tomorrow to announce the final outcome, senior Liberal sources say 28 speakers wanted to jettison the 2050 target entirely, 17 expressed a desire to retain it in some form, while four were on the fence. Chief political reporter Dan Jervis Bardy tells Nour Haydar what happened inside the meeting, what tomorrow’s outcome means for the future of the Coalition, and whether Sussan Ley’s leadership is on the line
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Liberal partyAustralian politicsAustralia newsGreenhouse gas emissionsEnvironmentParis climate agreement