During the Victoria Liberal conference, party leaders re-emphasised their focus on crime.

Solar panels are seen on the rooftop at AGL’s Docklands office in Melbourne, Australia on Aug. 20, 2015. Scott Barbour/Getty Images

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The Victorian Liberals have become the latest Australian state conference to vote to abandon net zero.
At the party’s state conference on Sept. 14, a majority voted to end 2050 targets.

Crystal-Rose Jones is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked at News Corp for 16 years as a senior journalist and editor.