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Conservatives zero in on migration after climate coup

The opposition's fight over Australia's climate targets might have been run and won, but MPs are now gearing up for a fresh battle on migration policy.

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Facebook community groups and maggot-infested rats: the inner workings of Australia’s climate misinformation war

Senate inquiry hears how ‘propagandised misinformation’ is drowning out legitimate concerns in Australia’s regions over renewable energy

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Libs making 'same mistakes' after dumping net zero

Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull says the Liberals' climate policy will do little in helping the coalition win back ground to form government.

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Sussan Ley buries Liberal commitment to net zero, but offers a fig leaf to moderates

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley announced on Thursday that the Liberal Party was dropping its commitment to net zero and said a future Liberal government would repeal Australia’s present legislated 2030 and 2050 targets for reducing emissions.

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Pushback over proposal to lower speed limits on Australia’s country roads to between 70 and 90km/h

Federal infrastructure department’s ‘regulatory impact analysis’ reduce default speed limits on regional roads from 100km/h

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'Passionate' debate during hours-long climate talks

The Liberals will finally lock in a formal position on climate change and energy policy after a protracted party room meeting in the nation's capital.

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View from The Hill: Ley’s in a no-win situation as warring Liberal tribes battle over net zero

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.

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Howard urges Ley to ‘get together’ with PM on four-year federal parliamentary terms – as it happened

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Ranking the Top 10 MLB Trade Candidates This Offseason

A look at the biggest names likely to be available on the MLB trade market this winter, including Tigers ace Tarik Skubal.

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War of words heats up amid Liberals' climate battle

Two Liberals have gone head-to-head over speculation about Sussan Ley's leadership as the coalition prepares to finalise its approach to climate change.

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Crisafulli declares end to ‘cannoli diplomacy’ with Albanese over lack of hospital funding – as it happened

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Liberals risk joining 'baddies' with fossil-fuel push

Australia cannot pull out of the Paris Agreement, a Liberal frontbencher has declared, as his party prepares to face off over climate and energy policy.

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Kellie Sloane is tipped to replace Mark Speakman as NSW Liberal leader. That should make life tougher for Chris Minns

Sloane, an ex-journalist, is good at delivering lines. But if the state Coalition tears itself apart over net zero, she could be left talking up a fractured opposition

The Guardian - AU

Own goal: why the Nationals’ retreat on net zero would be bad economics

Australia’s National Party has ended its commitment to reaching net zero by 2050.

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Padres Hire Ex-Pitcher Craig Stammen As Next Manager

He pitched for San Diego for six seasons.

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Greens prepare to tear environment reforms 'to shreds'

Hopes for quick Senate passage of sweeping environment reforms appear set to be dashed with the Greens claiming they have been written for "big business".

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High-stakes meetings to thrash out Liberal energy plan

The Liberals and Nationals are a step closer to formalising their approach to energy and climate policy, with a series of crucial meetings scheduled.

The Guardian - AU

‘Nationals-lite’: former Liberal president says party would be ‘rewarding standover tactics’ if net zero dumped

Exclusive: Jason Falinski says cutting net zero would tell young Australians ‘we have given up’ and could have negative impact at next election

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Academics say their net zero costing is being ‘misrepresented’ after Nationals repeat $9tn claim

Researchers behind report cited by some in the Coalition say their work is based on various assumptions – largely involving cost to overseas customers, not Australians

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Coalition voters flirt with 'anti-woke' One Nation

Many older coalition voters are fleeing Sussan Ley's iteration of the Liberal Party, leading to record polling highs for a resurgent One Nation.

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Give Ley clear air, former Nats leader tells colleagues

Coalition MPs are being urged to let their leader do her job amid fevered leadership speculation and an ongoing spat over climate and energy policy.

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Federal corruption watchdog investigating about 40 matters – as it happened

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Liberals caution Ley against 'Nationals-lite' backdown

Leading moderate Liberals are urging Opposition Leader Sussan Ley to retain a net-zero pledge as she canvasses dumping the target to keep the coalition united.

The Guardian - AU

Littleproud says the world is ‘re-pivoting’ on net zero commitments – but is that just spin?

The Nationals argue the 2050 emissions target is already causing financial pain and the rest of the world is walking away from it. Neither of these things is true

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View from The Hill: Unmoored Ley has the appearance of a dead woman walking

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley is looking like a dead woman walking.

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