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

Follow today’s news liveLiberals formally abandon net zero target but will allow moderate MPs to call lower emissions a ‘welcome outcome’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTeal independent MP Sophie Scamps said the Coalition’s position on net zero policies signals the “death knell” of the Liberal party as Sussan Ley appears poised to dump emissions targets.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.I think it signals the death knell of the Liberal party. They’ve been led around by the nose by the likes of Barnaby Joyce and Gina Rinehart for way too long.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