Australia's opposition leader faces leadership challenge as senior lawmaker quits


Leader of the Opposition Sussan Ley visits the bridge as the crime scene was reopened following the mass shooting at Bondi Beach on Sunday, in Sydney, Australia, December 19, 2025. REUTERS/Hollie Adams

SYDNEY, Feb 12 (Reuters) - ⁠Australia's opposition leader Sussan Ley is facing a possible leadership ⁠challenge less than a year into the role, after a senior ‌figure in her shadow cabinet resigned saying she was not the right person to lead the conservative Liberal Party.

Angus Taylor quit as shadow defence minister on Wednesday evening, as Australian ​media widely reported he was preparing to challenge ⁠Ley and that his supporters ⁠would push for a party room vote as early as Thursday.

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