Australia news live: gas-backed rescue of steelworks may cost $2bn in subsidies; Ley claims renewables transition being ‘rushed’

<p>Meanwhile ACT schools closed after asbestos detected in samples from commercial sand products. Follow today’s news live</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p><strong>Factchecking five Coalition claims about net zero, from power prices to the $9tn cost</strong></p><p>As Liberals join Nationals in abandoning a 2050 emissions target, we unpick some of the opposition’s talking points.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/nov/17/australia-news-live-schools-act-asbestos-education-sand-coalition-climate-energy-net-zero-sussan-ley-leadership-challenge-andrew-hastie-liberals-nationals-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>