The Liberals have elected Angus Taylor to lead them, dumping the party’s first female leader Sussan Ley after just nine months.
Mr Taylor won the leadership vote 34-17.
He now faces the challenge of rebuilding the Opposition’s standing from its worst-ever election result and the continued tanking in the polls.
Mr Taylor quit as shadow defence minister late on Wednesday night, saying he didn’t believe Ms Ley was “in a position to be able to lead the party as it needs to be led”.
He declared Thursday morning that he wanted to lead.
“I’m running to be the leader of the Liberal Party because I believe that Australia is worth fighting for,” he said in a slick social media video filmed at a rural location.
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