Sussan Ley becomes first women to lead the Liberal Party.

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Sussan Ley has been appointed leader of the Liberal Party in a tight 29-25 vote that edged out Treasury spokesperson Angus Taylor. The new leader will soon decide on her frontbench as the faces the mammoth task of uniting a front bench after a bruising election campaign.

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00:00Susan Lee's win today is historic. The first woman to lead the Liberal Party. The first

00:08step on the path to winning back female voters. The new leader says she wants a fresh approach

00:13to reflect a modern Australia. What that looks like though is still unclear. Right now everything

00:19is up for review. Including something that appeared settled before the election. The

00:24commitment to net zero emissions by 2050. The Morrison government signed Australia up

00:29to the Paris Agreement. Peter Dutton stuck with that pledge. But right now the Liberals

00:34can't say where they stand on net zero. How that's going to win back voters in middle

00:39Australia that have left the party is unclear. Susan Lee says she wants to target the sensible

00:45centre but she also wants to consult her colleagues on this and avoid a split with the nationals

00:51who are now openly debating their climate policy and will have greater influence within the

00:56coalition. Susan Lee has been a shearers cook and a stock mustering pilot. She'll now need

01:02to muster a deeply divided and demoralised opposition. Her win over Angus Taylor was narrow. She faces

01:09a Labor government in a commanding position. Susan Lee's flight path ahead will be difficult

01:15if she ever wants to become the first female Liberal Prime Minister.

01:21Susan Lee has been a

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