Leadership Options Emerge for Decimated Liberals

Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor speaks to media during a press conference at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Offices in Sydney, Australia, on Sept. 25, 2024. AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts

Early contenders for the Liberal leadership are emerging after Peter Dutton’s shock defeat left a vacuum at the head of the party.

Dutton became the first opposition leader to lose his seat in a federal election, while a host of frontbench colleagues were also booted from parliament in a humbling night for the Liberals.