Telling Detail in Ley’s First Major Speech

Telling detail in Ley’s first major speech

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley made a bold move in the opening moments of her first major speech on Wednesday, setting her apart from Peter Dutton.

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley performs Acknowledgement of Country

‘We got smashed’: Sussan Ley reframes the Liberal narrative after election defeat

The Opposition Leader has used an address at the National Press Club to outline her plans to reshape the Liberal Party after the disastrous federal election result painting her leadership as a departure from Peter Dutton. Sussan Ley promised to be a zealot in recruiting women to the party. She also made a deeply personal admission about her own experience of coercion and control, vowing to use her position to address domestic violence.

Do We Really Need the Government to Parent Our Children Online? · Caldron Pool

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley recently claimed that “parents need government” to protect their children from the dangers of social media. In effect, she’s just saying what so many of our politicians think: parents can’t be trusted to raise their own children. Opposition Leader Sussan Ley said “parents need government” to protect their children from the dangers of social media — moments after opening her speech by saying the Liberal Party is at i…

Ley Sets Out to Rebuild Liberals With a Moderate Pitch

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has begun the difficult task of repositioning the Liberal Party after its crushing May 3 election defeat, using her first major speech as leader to chart a new course defined by modernity, inclusion, and party reform. In an address at the National Press Club, Ley sketched a vision of a “Modern Australia” while making clear she intends to reconnect with women, migrants, small business owners, and inner-city voters. Ad…

Sussan Ley's press club address marks tone shift for Liberals

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley opens a major address with an acknowledgement of country and speaks of her "respect" for public servants, marking a subtle shift in tone from a Coalition election campaign that saw the Liberals nearly wiped out of Australia's major cities.