Overview
- The former NSW senator announced her resignation on Facebook after a 2GB interview, calling the party a rabble and labelling some ex-colleagues "inept" and "lazy."
- She said she will support Opposition Leader Sussan Ley from outside the party and praised Ley’s handling of the internal review on net zero.
- Ley said the Coalition’s energy plan could support new coal plants only in theory and that such projects are unlikely unless they stack up financially.
- Liberal senator Andrew Bragg urged members dissatisfied with dumping the 2050 target to remain, warning against fragmentation of the centre-right.
- Hughes argued the party has drifted from Robert Menzies’ values and noted she left Parliament after an unwinnable Senate placement before buying a pub in Rydal.