US EditionLey Receives ‘Mass Exodus’ Warning After Hastie Threatens to Quit Frontbench over Net Zero
Andrew Hastie opposes the net zero 2050 target, citing economic impacts and energy costs, and threatens to resign if the Liberal Party maintains its support amid internal leadership tensions.
- Liberal MP Andrew Hastie has warned that he may resign from his shadow cabinet role unless Opposition Leader Sussan Ley abandons the party's net zero emissions goal for 2050.
- Hastie's stance reflects ongoing tensions within the Coalition, as the party has not agreed on or designed a clear climate policy on net zero.
- Hastie, a conservative faction member since 2015, has openly criticized the net zero goal, calling related assessments "climate alarmism" and fueling internal party division.
- He stated, "She has my support," about Ley, but also said he would be "left without a job" if support for net zero continues, while Ley demoted Jacinta Price for not backing her leadership.
- This conflict highlights deep party divides and suggests potential leadership challenges and broader difficulties in forming a unified opposition climate policy.
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Coalition divided over net zero policy
The Opposition Leader Sussan Ley is facing an internal revolt over climate policy with key frontbencher Andrew Hastie threatening to quit if the Coalition signs up to net-zero again. The Coalition is yet to settle on its policies after a thumping election defeat but the fissures between key decision makers in the Liberal Party are deepening.
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Liberal leadership aspirant Andrew Hastie says he will leave the frontbench if current Opposition Leader Sussan Ley continues to support net zero. His position comes after Liberal Party members in Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia and Northern Territory all voted for the party leadership net zero goals. Ley has yet to adopt a formal position on net zero following the 2025 election loss with Shadow Energy Minister Dan Tehan…
'Nailed my colours': Senior Liberal frontbencher threatens to quit as he issues ultimatum
Shadow affairs minister Andrew Hastie has threatened to quit or be dumped from the frontbench if Opposition Leader Sussan Ley, who has been recovering from a damaging week for the party, does not abandon the net-zero target.Ley is reviewing the party's climate policy after the historic defeat at the May federal election, in which former leader Peter Dutton touted a controversial plan to build seven nuclear reactors across Australia.Hastie, who i…
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