Sussan Ley leaves possibility open of Coalition abandoning net zero targets but insists ‘there won’t be a climate war’

<p>Liberal party’s first female leader narrowly defeats Angus Taylor with 29 ballot votes to 25, as Ted O’Brien elected deputy</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/may/13/australia-news-live-sussan-ley-angus-taylor-liberal-leadership-ballot-jim-chalmers-anthony-albanese-labor-economy-ntwnfb">Australia news live: latest politics updates</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/australian-election-2025">See our full coverage of the Australian election</a></li><li>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></li></ul><p>Sussan Ley has left open the possibility the Coalition could abandon net zero emissions targets, but insists she is not interested in restarting Australia’s bitter climate wars.</p><p>In her first press conference since being elected opposition leader earlier on Tuesday, Ley said all the Coalition’s policies were up for review in the wake of this month’s devastating election loss, including plans by former leader Peter Dutton for the introduction of nuclear energy.</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=copyembed">Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email</a></strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/13/sussan-ley-liberal-party-leader-leadership-vote-contest">Continue reading...</a>