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Liberal Party to abandon net zero in favour of energy affordability

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After an extensive five hours of talks behind closed doors, the majority of Liberal Party politicians have advocated for the party to ditch any reference to net zero in their future energy policy. The shadow ministry will reconvene on Thursday to resolve the final position.
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