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Dumping Ley May Have Been the Answer, but One Nation Has Radically Changed the Question
The Liberal Party's gender equity backlash follows the ousting of its first female leader, prompting key resignations and a by-election in the Farrer seat.
- On Friday, Opposition Leader Angus Taylor toppled Sussan Ley, winning 34 votes to 17, and on Sunday he and Jane Hume pushed lower taxes, more housing and tougher immigration at Oran Park, Macarthur.
- This month’s Resolve poll of 1,800 respondents showed the Coalition's primary vote slumped below Pauline Hanson, One Nation, increasing pressure on the partyroom.
- Charlotte Mortlock announced on Sunday that she resigned as executive director of Hilma's Network and relinquished her Liberal membership, saying `I have decided there are other ways I can support women and Australia`.
- Sussan Ley plans to resign from parliament, prompting a Farrer by-election, as Angus Taylor prepares a restructured frontbench supporting Andrew Hastie and Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, and a fight over the property-related capital gains levy.
- The shift risks damaging the party's appeal to women, as women voters have declined since 2004, and the Coalition needs its primary vote closer to 40 than 20 to be competitive, amid One Nation's seat-level threat.
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Dumping Ley may have been the answer, but One Nation has radically changed the question
The latest Resolve poll results offer a damning indictment on the final days of Sussan Ley’s leadership and vindication for the Liberal Party’s decision to sack her.
·Sydney, Australia
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Libs hit with gender blow as tax fight looms
SYDNEY: The Liberals' freshly minted leaders have again been confronted with their party's women problem as they try to shift the political conversation to cutting taxes and migrant numbers. New Opposition Leader Angus Taylor and deputy Jane Hume on Sunday used a visit to southwest Sydney to continue their vow to lower taxes, increase housing […] Subscribe or Login to see the rest of the content.
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