Australia’s Main Opposition Party Ousts Leader on Poll Slump

Australia’s main opposition party elected former defense spokesman Angus Taylor as its new leader, dumping Sussan Ley just nine months after the Liberal party’s electoral rout and following further sharp declines in opinion polls.

Liberal Party lawmakers in Canberra installed Taylor as their new leader on Friday by a vote of 34-17, according to Aaron Violi, the chief whip. The Liberal Party is the senior partner in the center-right coalition, making its leader the head of the opposition. The other member is the rural-based National party.