Dan Jervis-Bardy

Exclusive: Guidance distributed to MPs seeks to pre-empt questions about plan’s compatibility with Paris agreement, indicating opposition is aware of potential breach

CEO of Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry calls Sussan Ley’s new policy ‘a bit of a plan not to have a plan’, echoing business scepticism

The optics of Angus Taylor and Andrew Hastie standing shoulder-to-shoulder proved the defining image as the months-long campaign came to an end

Senior Liberal sources say 28 speakers wanted to jettison the 2050 net zero emissions target entirely, 17 expressed desire to retain it in some form, while four were on the fence

Future Coalition government would not withdraw from Paris climate agreement altogether, Liberal frontbench decides a day after five-hour party room debate

Chief political reporter Dan Jervis Bardy tells Nour Haydar what happened inside Wednesday’s meeting, what dropping net zero means for the future of the Coalition, and whether Sussan Ley’s leadership is on the line

Rightwing lobby group’s email blitz targets party ahead of Liberal shadow ministry meeting at 9am on Thursday

Data from peak motoring body shows battery-electric vehicles accounted for 9.7% of new cars sold in September quarter, the highest proportion on record

Andrew Bragg says he can’t imagine Liberals leaving Paris climate agreement and threatens to quit frontbench if party drops net zero emissions by 2050 target

Angus Taylor hoses down speculation he’s planning a leadership challenge by affirming support in Ley