Peter Dutton Elected as New Liberal Leader Unopposed, Vows to Focus on ‘Forgotten Australians’

Peter Dutton Elected as New Liberal Leader Unopposed, Vows to Focus on ‘Forgotten Australians’
Australia's Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton during a press conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, on March 5, 2020. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images
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Former Defence Minister Peter Dutton will become the next leader of the Liberal party after being elected unopposed, while former environment minister Sussan Ley will become his deputy.

During his first press conference as the Liberal leader, Dutton said his policies will be “squarely aimed at the forgotten Australians” in the suburban areas, after inner-city voters abandoned the Liberal party to vote for teal independents who advocated for climate change actions.

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