Australia news live: Sussan Ley says net zero ‘would be welcome’, but Liberals won’t pursue it

<p>Follow today’s news live</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/13/liberal-party-net-zero-policy-meeting-debate-decision">Liberals formally abandon net zero target but will allow moderate MPs to call lower emissions a ‘welcome outcome’</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Teal independent MP <strong>Sophie Scamps</strong> said the Coalition’s position on net zero policies signals the “death knell” of the Liberal party as <strong>Sussan Ley</strong> appears <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/12/liberals-poised-to-dump-net-zero-target-after-majority-reject-policy-in-marathon-five-hour-meeting">poised to dump emissions targets</a>.</p><p>Scamps appears on the Today Show this morning, where she was asked about apparent wins yesterday in Canberra by conservatives looking to dump the net zero targets.</p><p>I think it signals the death knell of the Liberal party. They’ve been led around by the nose by the likes of <strong>Barnaby Joyce</strong> and <strong>Gina Rinehart</strong> for way too long.</p><p>We have been facing climate change, which is the issue of our era, and the Liberal party and the Nats have failed to act now for 25 years. Not only have they failed to act, but they’ve also failed to lead and they’ve obstructed action on this.</p><p>What we see the Coalition is the same conflict, the same climate chaos, the same leadership wars which has defined them on th