Western Australia Liberals Vote to Reject Net Zero, Cut Back ‘Welcome to Country’

The Western Australian Liberals are the latest state division to drop aspirations of reaching net zero by 2050.

Wind turbines in Albany, Western Australia, on Feb. 18, 2024. Susan Mortimer/The Epoch Times

The Western Australian (WA) division of the Liberal Party have voted to reject a number of contentious policies including support for net zero, and cutting back on Indigenous Welcome to Countries.

Party faithful met at the weekend for the WA Liberal State Council, where members voted in favour of rejecting Australia’s 2050 net zero target.