Anthony Albanese sidesteps questions about a Labor medium-term emissions target

The opposition leader's comments follow Joel Fitzgibbon's resignation from the frontbench in a dispute about climate policy

The federal Labor leader, Anthony Albanese, has declined to say whether Labor will articulate a medium-term emissions reduction target before the next federal election.

Albanese's sidestep followed Joel Fitzgibbon's resignation from the Labor frontbench on Tuesday after a lengthy internal dispute about climate policy that culminated in a blow-up at shadow cabinet on Monday night.