‘Ideological targets': Labor's persistence with net-zero is ‘railroading' communities
'I've just completed a huge survey across my electorate and 5,000 people so far have responded … my electorate is certainly not in favour of Net Zero,' Ms Webster told Sky News host Chris Kenny.
'There are many reasons for that … my electorate has been railroaded, steamrolled, flattened with Labor's persistence on this ideological target.'
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