Queensland Nationals senator tells Cpac conference ‘last rites being administered’ and praises Andrew Hastie for threat to quit frontbench over policy
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Nationals senator Matt Canavan has claimed the Coalition is “on the cusp of walking away from net zero”, urging Sussan Ley to campaign against the emissions reduction target by taking inspiration from Peter Dutton’s opposition to the Indigenous voice referendum.
The conservative political conference Cpac has heaped more pressure on Ley to dump the climate target, with a host of rightwing Liberal and National politicians calling for the 2050 aspiration – agreed by the former Coalition prime minister Scott Morrison – to be scrapped immediately.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/sep/21/canavan-claims-coalition-on-the-cusp-of-abandoning-net-zero-as-ley-urged-to-follow-duttons-voice-referendum-tactics
Author : Josh Butler
Publish date : 2025-09-21 04:05:00
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