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Angus Taylor Becomes The New Leader Of The Liberal Party of Australia

Shivangi

Feb 13, 2026 3:07 PM IST

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Angus Taylor has defeated Sussan Ley 34 to 17 in a partyroom vote in Canberra to become the federal Liberal Party leader. The leadership spill is the final act of Ms Ley nine month tenure, with the former minister expected to resign from Parliament shortly. Senator Jane Hume has taken over as deputy leader from Ted O’Brien. In his first speech Mr. Taylor concentrated on the economy’s prospects for recovery, as well as immigration and Australian values, in an effort to win back voters who have been increasingly voting for minor political parties.

Angus Taylor has been voted in as the new leader of the federal Liberal Party after a partyroom vote in Canberra. He won over Sussan Ley with a solid 34 votes to 17, signalling a dramatic change in the party’s direction and leadership team.

• Angus Taylor defeated Sussan Ley in the partyroom vote 34 to 17.
• Jane Hume was named the new deputy leader.
• Sussan Ley said she would quit Parliament within weeks.
• Taylor vowed to prioritise home ownership and immigration reform.
• The leadership change comes after weeks of terrible polls for the Coalition.

Angus Taylor has been formally welcomed to the Liberal Party in a tense meeting at Parliament House. It brings to an end Sussan Ley’s nine months as the first woman head of the party. Mr Taylor, a retired executive who had been a senior minister and former chairman of the seminary at Bright Light Baptist Church in Bedford, is an anti-abortion conservative who said he would return the organisation to its core values.

Speaking in his first address since being elected to the leadership, Mr Taylor stressed that Australia must defend its way of life and lift living standards. He also delivered a sharp message on border security and immigration, saying that the current policies let in those who did not share the country’s core principles. He also made a pitch to voters who’ve switched their support to smaller parties such as One Nation, vowing to work hard to win them back.

The new leadership team has been strengthened with today’s election of Senator Jane Hume as deputy leader. Senator Hume, who has been a persistent advocate of Mr Taylor’s, had prevailed over several other candidates for the role following the ousting in May of the previous deputy, Ted O’Brien. She is the first Senator to fill the role since 1990 and has committed to developing a future of hope and opportunity for all Australians.

And Sussan Ley, meanwhile, has announced she will be stepping out of politics altogether. She announced she would resign her seat within weeks after a 25-year parliamentary career representing the New South Wales seat of Farrer, to give the new leader clear air. In an email reflecting on her short tenure as leader, she advised that colleagues not sit too long in the valley of despair and said she was grateful for a chance to serve at the most senior level.

Supporters of the switch said the party needed a stronger economic voice to take on the government over living costs. They cited Mr Taylor’s finance and policy background as the right one for this economic moment, even as they had criticised his campaigning style in the past.

The new team will take up the immediate task of healing a divided party and setting it on course for future elections. Mr Taylor himself has already signalled a policy pivot, by vowing to wind back some environmental targets and makemit easier for families to access childcare. Now equipped with a new deputy alongside him and a fresh mandate from his colleagues, there will be little room for Mr Taylor to prove he can turn the party’s electoral prospects around.

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