Liberals Commit to Reduce Emissions in Line with 'Comparable Countries' — as It Happened

Liberals commit to reduce emissions in line with 'comparable countries' — as it happened

A meeting of Liberal shadow ministers ends with a decision to dump the net zero by 2050 target, following a party room meeting yesterday.

Liberals party room meeting over net zero | Evening News Bulletin 12 November 2025

The Liberals meeting in Canberra this afternoon to thrash out their net zero position; Victoria to introduce adult time for violent crime' laws; Sam Kerr makes her first club start for Chelsea in almost two years.

Dumping net zero means long-term opposition, Kapterian warns

Gisele Kapterian, who narrowly lost the former blue-ribbon seat of Bradfield to the teals, has sent an appeal to her colleagues ahead of today’s party room meetings.

Liberals abandon 2050 net zero target amid party revolt - The Indian Sun

The Liberal Party of Australia has formally discarded its commitment to reaching net zero emissions by 2050, while signalling that a carbon-neutral future remains a “welcome outcome”. In a shadow ministry meeting following a near five-hour party room debate on 12 November 2025, the party agreed to remain in the Paris Agreement, adopt interim climate targets when in government and pursue a technology-neutral approach emphasising affordable, relia…