Australia’s Liberals elect net zero opponent as new leader

Australia’s centre-right opposition Liberal Party on Friday elected as leader a conservative who lobbied to drop its commitment to net zero emissions, local media reported. Angus Taylor — a former energy minister — replaces Sussan Ley, the party’s first female leader who had been in office for less than a year. Ley was ousted after […] The post Australia’s Liberals elect net zero opponent as new leader appeared first on Digital Journal.