13-05-2025
Australia's Liberal Opposition Elects Ley as First Female Leader
Australia's center-right Liberal party has elected Sussan Ley as its new leader, the first woman to head the party since it was founded in 1944, taking up the task of leading the opposition back to government after a devastating election loss 10 days ago.
Ley is also the first woman to lead Australia's opposition in the country's history. The nation's first female prime minister, Julia Gillard, became leader of the Labor Party in 2010 while it was in office.
