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Less than 24 hours after the Liberal party confirmed it would nail down its net zero emissions position next week, speculation was swirling around whether Sussan Ley will be the person to announce it. The opposition leader told reporters “I’m not going to comment on commentary” after senior Liberal senator Sarah Henderson claimed Ley was “losing support” among their colleagues.

Other Liberal MPs insisted Ley’s position is safe for now, and Angus Taylor said he “absolutely” wasn’t planning a challenge. Meanwhile, the former Liberal leader John Hewson did not hold back in his assessment of Ley and the party she leads.

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