Sussan Ley wants to continue bringing renewables online, while maintaining coal and gas sources. Photo: Ruth Barbato/AAP PHOTOS

The coalition is touting its new energy policy as affordable and responsible, but an expert warns abandoning climate goals will only drive up costs.

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After a damaging internal brawl, the coalition unveiled its policy on Sunday, promising to ditch the net zero emissions by 2050 target if it wins the next election, while also potentially pouring taxpayer money into new coal and gas projects.

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley said she cared about tackling climate c

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