Liberal Senator Andrew McLachlan Calls for Carbon Price in Challenge to Party's Climate Shift

Australian Liberal senator Andrew McLachlan says he will keep pushing climate action and is calling for a carbon price, a position that puts him against the party's current rightward shift. The comments matter because carbon pricing has been politically sensitive in Australia since the carbon tax debate, and it is rare to hear a Coalition senator raise it publicly. For anyone tracking Australian climate policy, the key question is what kind of carbon price he means. A broad tax, an expanded Safeguard Mechanism, or something focused on electricity would each have different effects on investment, power prices, and emissions. The original article is behind The Australian's paywall, so the details beyond the headline quote are limited.