Overview
- Shadow home affairs spokesman Andrew Hastie said he would be left "without a job" if the Liberals retain support for net zero by 2050, escalating pressure on the opposition leader.
- Liberal frontbencher Jonathon Duniam warned there would be a "mass exodus" if the party adopted "net zero at any cost," arguing the policy must not raise household and business costs.
- Two more Coalition figures, Liberal MP Tony Pasin and Nationals senator Matt Canavan, urged Sussan Ley to dump the target as multiple state Liberal divisions have moved to oppose net zero.
- The government’s National Climate Risk Assessment warned severe impacts, including 1.5 million Australians at risk from sea-level rise by 2050, with a 2035 emissions target expected this week.
- Hastie later played down leadership speculation, saying he is in the minority on energy policy, as Ley continues a climate and energy review following recent frontbench turmoil.