Sussan Ley elected first female Liberal party leader, narrowly defeating Angus Taylor in ballot
by Tom McIlroy and Krishani Dhanji from World news | The Guardian on (#6X7YM)
Ley elected 29 votes to 25 over the former shadow treasurer, with Ted O'Brien elected deputy leader
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Sussan Ley has become Australia's first female opposition leader, beating Angus Taylor in the race for the Liberal leadership.
Senators and MPs met to elect a new leadership team at Parliament House on Tuesday morning, without Peter Dutton, the former leader who lost his seat in the historic drubbing at the 3 May federal election.
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