An independent MP's climate change bill has piqued the interest of Australia's peak industry group, which hopes it will heal political division on the issue.
Australia is considering adopting a net zero emissions target by 2050, similar to the United Kingdom and dozens of other nations, ahead of a UN climate summit in November.
The federal coalition government has scored a 'fail" on its climate change policy but Labor has scraped through with a "pass", a conservation group says.
