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EPISODE · Feb 12, 2026 · 1 MIN

Angus Taylor challenges Sussan Ley for Liberal leadership

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The Liberal Party is holding a leadership spill with Angus Taylor challenging current leader Sussan Ley at a 9am party room meeting. Multiple frontbenchers including James Patterson, Michaelia Cash and Queensland moderate James McGrath have resigned, signalling growing support for Taylor. Ley's nine-month leadership has been marked by coalition splits over net zero and hate speech laws, plus Barnaby Joyce's defection to One Nation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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