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Senator James Paterson, Jane Hume Back Sussan Ley as Coalition Tensions Grow

Labor Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen said the Liberal Party was ’too busy fighting themselves.’
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Senator James Paterson, Jane Hume Back Sussan Ley as Coalition Tensions Grow
Leader of the Opposition Sussan Ley at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia on Aug. 26, 2025. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas
Monica O’Shea
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Liberal Senator James Paterson has thrown his support behind Opposition Leader Sussan Ley and expressed his preference for the Coalition to stay together.

Paterson’s comments come as speculation about her leadership circulates, as well as the National Party emerging to oppose net zero.

Monica O’Shea
Monica O’Shea
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Monica O’Shea is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked as a reporter for Motley Fool Australia, Daily Mail Australia, and Fairfax Regional Media. She can be reached at monica.o'[email protected]