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Australia news live: Anthony Albanese to address new caucus where women outnumber men; Liberals set date to pick leader


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“We do need to reflect a modern Liberal Party,” Ley says. She is speaking on Sunrise ahead of the Liberal’s party room on Tuesday, where they will select a new leader:

It’s about making sure that I am listening to my colleagues and … demonstrate to them we want a strong approach that includes everyone. I want to harness all of the talent in my team, take it forward under my leadership and meet the Australian people where they are because, clearly we didn’t do that at the last election, but we do need to reflect a modern Liberal Party, meeting modern Australians in every single walk of life across the country.

On the weekend, we suffered a significant election defeat and since then, I have been having many conversations with my colleagues, members of the community, with members of the party, indeed the Coalition, with everyday Australians. I have listened. We got it wrong. We need to do things differently, going forward, and we do need a fresh approach. So, on Tuesday morning when the Liberal party room meets in Canberra, I will be putting myself forward for the position of leader of the federal party.

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Publish date : 2025-05-08 21:28:00

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