Coalition climate and energy policies are always the product of compromise, whereby the aspirations of the remaining climate-conscious MPs are watered down or sacrificed to preserve the internal peace.

Scott Morrison committed to net zero by 2050, but in slogan only, while showering the Nationals with billions of dollars for regional Australia and an extra seat in cabinet .

Peter Dutton retained the 2050 target but offered the mirage of nuclear power to satisfy the sceptics.

The two Liberal leaders might have succeeded in maintaining unity, but neither faced the same threat of internal chaos confronting Sussan Ley as she attempts to land a consensus position ahead of the 2028 election.

It is not hyperbole to suggest that the latest iteration of this debate threatens to tear the Coa

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