Divisions on net zero and nuclear power ‘no secret’, senior Liberal frontbencher admits as party braces for internal brawl

The divisions within the Liberals on climate and energy policy are “no secret”, senior frontbencher Anne Ruston has admitted, as the party braces for an internal brawl on net zero and nuclear power that could fracture the Coalition. His new party room colleague Jacinta Nampijinpa Price meanwhile blamed net zero for causing the cost-of-living crisis in a weekend interview with the Australian. The tussle over net zero is tied to a parallel debate over nuclear power and whether the opposition should abandon its proposal to build taxpayer-funded reactors across the country. “The Liberal party and the National party are at their strongest when they are in a Coalition and they’re working together. As reported in Guardian Australia, some Liberal MPs are comfortable lifting the federal moratorium on nuclear power, but want to rethink the idea of taxpayer-funded reactors.