Fresh from winning the fight to water down the Liberals' climate commitments, the party's right wing plans to wield its influence in an equally bitter battle over immigration policy.

The Liberals and Nationals are preparing for a meeting on Sunday to rubber-stamp a joint plan to abandon Australia's net-zero-by-2050 target, a move moderates warn will hurt the party's popularity in inner-city areas.

The policy shift is a major victory for the right faction, which has been strengthened by two consecutive elections where moderate MPs have been wiped out, and further emboldened by Opposition Leader Sussan Ley's capitulation on net zero.

One conservative suggested the next debate over immigration would be a "rinse and repeat" of the climate fight and that there were no immediate plans to chal

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