Politics latest: Andrew Hastie threatens to quit if Liberals don’t abandon net zero

Liberal frontbencher Andrew Hastie says he will quit or be dumped from the shadow cabinet if the Coalition does not abandon its 2050 net zero emissions target, arguing the policy is a ‘straitjacket’ for the nation.

Liberal frontbencher Andrew Hastie said the push for net zero was ‘climate alarmism’. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

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