Overview
- Liberal and National leaders endorsed a joint platform that removes a 2050 net zero pledge and replaces targets with a technology‑neutral focus on cheaper power.
- The plan proposes keeping coal plants open, lifting the federal nuclear ban, expanding gas supply and repealing Labor’s 2030 and 2050 emissions targets.
- Sussan Ley said Australia would stay in the Paris Agreement but refused to commit to submitting new short‑term targets while in opposition.
- A RedBridge–AFR poll released Sunday night put the Coalition’s primary vote at 24 percent with One Nation at 18 percent and Labor ahead 56–44 on two‑party terms.
- Moderate Liberals questioned potential underwriting for coal and the removal of emissions objectives from energy rules, as leadership pressure on Ley intensified without frontbench resignations.