VaultBoyPatricia Karvelas this morning:
" Ley's capitulation on net zero is the latest time she has shelved her personal views ...
Authenticity is a leader's greatest political asset, and Ley's moves to please the conservatives in her party are likely to do massive brand damage to her individually.
She's risking the one advantage she has — her reputation as a moderate woman who is in touch with "modern" Australia."
With net zero capitulation, Sussan Ley puts her one advantage at risk, scrabbling to keep her leadership
It was only a week ago that the moderates in the Liberal Party were flexing their muscle privately (and some publicly), threatening a divorce with the Nationals and to walk the plank if net zero was dumped. Neither threat ever materialised.
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