Sussan Ley just outlasted the Liberal party’s shortest serving leader. But will she survive another milestone?
A leadership challenge could be likely if Ley’s conservative rivals, Angus Taylor and Andrew Hastie, agree on who should be the candidateFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSussan Ley passed a milestone this week.While...
<p>A leadership challenge could be likely if Ley’s conservative rivals, Angus Taylor and Andrew Hastie, agree on who should be the candidate</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jan/22/bondi-terror-attack-national-day-of-mourning-coalition-crisis-nationals-liberals-david-littleproud-sussan-ley-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/13/sussan-ley-profile-australia-first-female-opposition-leader-liberal-party-coalition-ntwnfb">Sussan Ley</a> passed a milestone this week.</p><p>While locked in a string of party room meetings and tense negotiations with Anthony Albanese over Labor’s hate speech bill, she surpassed eight months and eight days as her party’s leader.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/22/sussan-ley-liberal-party-leadership-challenge-analysis">Continue reading...</a>
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