As Liberals prepare for Wednesday’s party meeting to discuss climate policy, one wouldn’t blame Sussan Ley if she were starting to wonder why she stood for leader in the first place.
Barring miracles, she finds herself in a no-win situation. The gulf in her party is encapsulated in the war over net zero, but that stands for a much wider divide – probably as wide as the party has faced since it was formed in the mid-1940s.
As they battle over whether to ditch their net-zero commitment, the Liberals have lost all discipline. They’re fighting like alley cats, taking their views and sniping into any public forum (especially Sky News) they get. Many have little respect for Ley and none for her authority.
