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Factchecking five Coalition claims about net zero, from power prices to the $9tn cost

As Liberals join Nationals in abandoning a 2050 emissions target, we unpick some of the opposition’s talking points

The Guardian - AU

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.

AAP

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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Morning Mail: the 48 hours that killed a Liberal climate policy, thousands of diplomas dumped, pressure mounts on Trump

Inside the politics of Liberal leader’s rejection of net zero commitment

The Guardian - AU

Doubts over Libs gas edict while pledging emissions cut

The opposition leader maintains the Liberals care about the environment and cutting emissions as she hits the road to sell a watered-down climate policy.

AAP

Grattan on Friday: In dumping net zero, the Liberals have thumbed their noses at voters they need to win

With much talk this week about the end of the Whitlam government, Liberal conservatives might do well to read Gough Whitlam’s 1967 speech to the Victorian Labor Party, at the start of his climb to power.

The Conversation

Afternoon Update: Liberals ditch emissions pledge; News Corp rejects climate ‘denial machine’ claims; and an F1 burger curse

Liberal frontbench decides future Coalition government would not withdraw from Paris climate agreement altogether

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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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Liberals formally abandon net zero by 2050 but Ley says reaching target would still be ‘welcome outcome’

Future Coalition government would not withdraw from Paris climate agreement altogether, Liberal frontbench decides a day after five-hour party room debate

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: new Epstein emails mention Trump, NDIS trials AI process, Liberals face credibility test on climate

Late sex offender said US president ‘spent hours’ at his house with one of his victims; FOI reveals use of machine learning

The Guardian - AU

Liberals promise more coal and gas under climate policy

The Liberals are promising cheaper power prices under a plan to abandon climate change targets that could put Australia in breach of international agreements.

AAP

View from The Hill: Conservative Liberals hold ‘power walk’ before delivering coup de grâce to net zero

The Liberals are set to dump net zero after a strong majority at a special party meeting spoke against the existing commitment to it.

The Conversation

'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.

AAP

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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61% of Australians would struggle with an expense of a few thousand dollars: new poll

A new federal Resolve poll has found 61% of respondents would struggle to afford an expense of a few thousand dollars, compared to just 24% who said they would not. The 37-point margin is the highest since Resolve began asking this question in February 2023.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Albanese calls Whitlam dismissal ‘calculated plot’, Trump threatens to sue BBC for US$1bn, plan for more Melbourne trains

Prime minister speaks out on 50th anniversary of Gough Whitlam’s removal; US president adds to crisis engulfing UK broadcaster

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View from The Hill: Albanese says Whitlam’s dismissal ‘calculated plot’; Liberals consumed by current battle

Anthony Albanese has denounced Gough Whitlam’s dismissal from office in 1975 as “a calculated plot, hatched by conservative forces which sacrificed conventions and institutions in the pursuit of power”.

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Jacinta Nampijinpa Price backs out as headlining speaker at anti-immigration rally due to feature Tommy Robinson

Exclusive: Rallies, organised by anti-lockdown protester Monica Smit and others, are set to go ahead in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane at the end of November

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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.

The Guardian - AU

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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Howard blasts 'foolish' comments, backs in Sussan Ley

John Howard warns the Liberals' constant "internal bickering" will stunt their ability to win back the public as he backs in Sussan Ley's leadership.

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View from The Hill: Could the return of Josh Frydenberg help the Liberals’ fortunes?

No matter how many times you see a leader being torn apart, the brutality of it is always shocking.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Ley fends off leadership speculation; Musk’s $1tn pay plan; and 2025’s best Australian architecture

Liberal MPs insist leader’s position safe for now after senior senator says Ley ‘losing support’

The Guardian - AU

Former federal Liberal candidate says dumping net zero could cause ‘generational damage’ – as it happened

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