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Who is Sussan Ley? Who is Perin Davey? Here's a look at the Coalition's female deputy leaders

In the wake of the election, voices within Liberal and National ranks cried out for the parties to reconnect with women. Here are two women tasked with leading that charge.

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Michael Pascoe: Time to chill about the election – we’re only regaining balance

For the reasonable among those whose first preference was for the Coalition, relax – Australia is doing its regular rebalancing act around the centre.

The New Daily

Four reasons the UK Conservative Party should be worried about Australia's recent election result

In their recent election, Australians voted out their incumbent government, a long-standing coalition between two conservative parties. In its place, the Australian Labor Party (ALP) formed a government, despite a declining vote share of 30%. Seats were gained by the Australian Greens and, most notably, a swath of independent MPs,…

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Peter Dutton acknowledges he made 'poor taste' joke about climate change in the Pacific

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has again been asked about a quip he made in 2015 about rising sea levels, saying he is "as human and as frail" as other people, while Deputy Opposition Leader Sussan Ley suggests some women turned away from the Liberals because they did not believe the…

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Morrison won't be on frontbench: Dutton

Peter Dutton is putting the final touches to his frontbench lineup but it will not include Scott Morrison who is expected to retire before 2025.

AAP

Our new parliament will have record numbers of women – will this finally make it a safe place to work?

The 2022 federal election was a win for women candidates, and a historic moment in Australia’s journey towards a parliament that truly endorses and promotes gender equality in all its work.

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New Australian opposition leader says China 'biggest issue'

Former Defense Minister Peter Dutton has been chosen to lead Australia’s conservative opposition following the party’s election defeat nine days ago

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Peter Dutton elected unopposed as Liberal leader after Scott Morrison

A one-time police officer, Queenslander Peter Dutton, is the new leader of the federal parliamentary wing of the Liberal Party.

Newcastle Herald

Peter Dutton becomes the new Liberal Party leader, as the Coalition enters the wilderness

Peter Dutton becomes Liberal leader as the party takes its first steps forward out of government. So, who is the new Opposition Leader?

ABC News

Peter Dutton elected new Liberal Party leader, Sussan Ley becomes deputy leader

Peter Dutton says as newly-elected Opposition Leader he will focus on Australians in suburban areas and has asked people to "form their own judgement" of him. Deputy leader Sussan Ley says the party is determined to win back the trust and votes of women.

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Canberra Liberals take stock as Zed Seselja faces losing ACT Senate seat to independent David Pocock

Senator Zed Seselja is yet to concede, but the Canberra Liberals are already taking stock of the loss at the federal level and its implications for their branch going forward.

ABC News

Liberal, National parties set to decide leadership positions following federal election loss

The Coalition parties will today vote on who should lead them in the wake of the election. The Liberals' meeting appears set to be a simple one, but the Nationals will have a three-way contest.

ABC News

Queenslander Dutton elected Liberal leader

A one-time police officer, Queenslander Peter Dutton, is the new leader of the federal parliamentary wing of the Liberal Party.

AAP

View from The Hill: Peter Dutton faces his own 'long march'

A few weeks ago Peter Dutton would have been contemplating, in the event of the Morrison government’s likely defeat, contesting the Liberal leadership against Josh Frydenberg and probably losing.

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A step to the left or a lurch to the right: what next after the Liberals’ election horror show?

From doubling down on the culture wars to ‘flying with both wings’, there is no shortage of opinions on how the Liberals should shape their future

ABC News

The key to understanding Morrison's devastating election loss was hiding in plain sight

The key to understanding the catastrophic election result for the Coalition is sitting in plain sight: Voters haven't changed, the Liberal Party has.

The New Daily

‘Resistance‘: Sky News envisions climate revolt in election reaction

A week after Australia unceremoniously tossed the Coalition onto the Opposition benches, an alternative reality has emerged on Sky News.

The New Daily

The Ferguson Report: Dutton to see here, just the Leader of the Opposition. Move along

Dutton to worry about: The Labor Party has admitted it is not acceptable to mock an individual for their demeanour of gloomy and fearsome dread.

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Chelsey Potter ponders independent run after being rejected by Liberal Party

A former South Australian Liberal Party staffer who criticised the party over its treatment of women and her own alleged assault has her pre-selection bid for a blue-ribbon seat denied.

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Richard Marles says Coalition's decision to publicise Sri Lankan boat interception undermined border security and put lives at risk

Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles says the former government's decision to publicise the interception of a Sri Lankan asylum seeker boat on election day undermined Australia's border security and put lives at risk

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Federal election: Anthony Albanese to urge Fair Work Commission to raise minimum wage, Barnaby Joyce faces challenge for Nationals leadership — as it happened

The Prime Minister will urge the Fair Work Commission to increase the minimum wage, while Liberal MP Stuart Robert says gender quotas in the party are "probably something we'll discuss".

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Albanese will bring a different style of leadership to the PM's office –– can Australia make the adjustment?

One of the fundamental questions that emerges from the election of Anthony Albanese’s Labor government is whether Australia will put behind it a decade and a half of instability in the prime ministership.

The New Daily

Madonna King: If Peter Dutton has a soft side, now is the time to show it

Peter Dutton has made a name the hard head, the head-kicker, the Liberal warrior who has no interest in making friends on the other side of the chamber.

AAP

Labor ad guru reveals winning strategy

As the election count puts Labor edging towards a majority in parliament, one of the party's campaign strategists has revealed what gave the party its edge.

ABC News

Liberal election review to focus on teal independents and preselection problems

Just days after its election defeat, the Liberal Party has announced the terms of its post-election review, focusing on the loss of seats to "teal" independents, and problems in the preselection process.

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