Overview
- Hughes endorsed Opposition Leader Sussan Ley but branded some colleagues "inept" and "lazy" and accused a right‑wing bloc of undermining the leader.
- Sussan Ley declined to contradict claims of internal sabotage, praised Hughes personally, and pressed her energy message in a fresh media push.
- Jacinta Nampijinpa Price rejected the suggestion she was being used by male colleagues, calling Hughes "bitter" and insisting she speaks for herself.
- Liberal senator Andrew Bragg warned of centre‑right fragmentation over climate policy and urged disaffected members to remain within the party.
- South Australian senator Andrew McLachlan vowed to keep advocating for net zero and argued coal should not be part of the medium‑ to long‑term energy mix.