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    Sussan Ley handed spill motion


    Update – Angus Taylor has just explicitly confirmed he's running for leader in a video posted on social media moments ago.

    Sources have told the ABC a spill motion has been given to Opposition Leader Sussan Ley.

    Liberal Party Whip Aaron Violi has confirmed that he has recieved a request to hold a partyroom meeting to hold a spill.

    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-12/federal-politics-live-blog-sussan-ley/106333952?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web#live-blog-post-259804

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    1. Expensive-Horse5538 on

      IT’S HAPPENING!

      Grab the popcorn, the drinks, the iceberg lettuces, because there has been a knifing, and it is on!

    6. WarmedCrumpet on

      Libs collectively plunging their hands into the barrel of sloppy dregs to see who they can come up with 👌

    8. whiteb8917 on

      Good grief, Stevie Wonder saw that coming.

      SSuuSsSsSsSsan Ley should reconsider the Numerology.

      Burgers are better at Hungry Jacks, Angus burgers use 100% Angus Beef.

    10. Handsprime on

      Considering the fact the LNP split twice in a year, I’m not surprised there is a Libspill.

      But unless they can somehow repair their image (which I doubt), expect to see One Nation gain a few seats at the next election, which would’ve cost the coaliation’s chances of winning said election.

    12. Barmy90 on

      Watching the rats come out of the woodwork for this is really quite disgusting; most notably Jane Hume, who was rightfully dumped to the back bench after being one of the key faces of the abysmal 2025 campaign (along with Taylor, ironically).

      She’s suddenly been very vocally critical of the Libs on Sky News, very keen to paint the current situation as irreparable, almost as though she has a vested interest in getting Ley knifed so that she can put her and up to be the Token Woman they put in the deputy leadership role to make it looks like they don’t have a problem with women.

      Hume is a fucking snake wearing human skin and her attitude of “we only lost because Labor told lies” on election night will deliver them even further into oblivion. In a world where Angus Taylor is the leadership candidate, the fact that Hume is even less deserving than him is a mighty feat.

      Edit: Forgot to mention the particularly egregious fact that Hume was also the one who ran the post-2022 election review and concluded that the Libs needed to do more to appeal to women voters. And yet here she is, doing everything she can to sink Ley, showing that they have no intention of learning anything ever.

    13. Bus_route_61 on

      Was it their plan all along? Put a woman in the leadership to be a punching bag for 12 months and then have the dimple chinned alpha male come in and ‘rescue’ the party and lead them out of the wilderness.

      But I don’t think it works this time. No one apart from the grey haired ‘back-in-my-day’ oldies are voting for ‘good work’ Angus.

    14. Undd91 on

      This party is a shambles. What happened to the competition?! Labor have it so easy – there isn’t a suitable competitor in the ranks because these guys couldn’t even cook a chook without disagreeing over who should host. Absolute joke. Wish they would get their act together and get on with challenging the position of the government.

    22. YouLykeFishSticks on

      Ah yes, the part famously known for stable leadership, strong on defence and economics, are in another leadership spill and full of economic spin during a CoL crisis.

    26. CutMeLoose79 on

      Look at the polling for the state Liberals leading up to the SA election. See how lack of policy, infighting and leadership changes have worked for them…

    29. lolitsbigmic on

      I just want more chaos. I want to see they actually don’t have the numbers and fail the spill motion. That would be amazing for Angus.

      Or a real possibility a third candidate will win as far as it stand last night the right is still divided on Angus.

      Ill probably be disappointed.

    30. JohnnyGat33 on

      Genuinely astounding how bereft of talent the LNP is. Whereas Labor you have Albanese, Marles, Chalmers, Wong, Plibersek etc etc who could all lead effectively.

    37. Chazzwozzers on

      The LNP or whatever they are now need to invest in adult nappies because they just keep on shitting the bed.

    38. SilverAnxious2262 on

      “Be respectful! It’s about the timing!” Sussan Ley shouts to protesters as she gets stabbed in the back by her own party as a foreign dignitary is visiting.

    39. WeAllShineOn97 on

      Absolutely amazing. This spill isn’t going to fix the mess and rot in the Liberal Party, save for a Newspoll primary vote rise if they are lucky.

    40. Important_Fruit on

      After the electorate collectively evacuated its bowels on Peter Dutton because he was too right wing, the liberals are about to elect a leader who is their conservative faction champion.

      Bold move Cotton.

    41. undisclosedusername2 on

      And just when I was thinking Sussan Ley came out looking much stonger after the Nationals debacle. I can’t keep up with these guys – it’s like they WANT to fail.

    43. judgemyusername on

      Let’s have a look back at the stellar career of PM hopeful Angus Taylor:

      His Cayman Islands registered company Easter Australia Irrigation pocketed a handsome $80 million in public funds through a closed-tender purchase of water licenses – nearly double the government’s own valuation. Thanks Barnaby!

      In an attempt to muddy her climate credibility, he leaked fraudulent documents to the daily telegraph that exaggerated Sydney Mayor Clover Moore’s travel expenses to $15.9 million – the actual figure was closer to $6,000. The AFP dropped the case after a word from then PM Scott Morrison. Thanks Scotty!

      And lastly, in a spectacular own goal, he accidentally used his own Facebook account to big himself up after delivering a whopping 100 new car parks to his constituency.

      Fantastic. Great move. Well done Angus.

    45. Square-Victory4825 on

      Daily reminder that everyone should look up “Angus Taylor” and “forged documents” and see who they’re considering as their opposition party leader.

    46. autotom on

      Could someone please give us a quick rundown on who the potential replacements are, and what their policy stances are likely to be?

    48. Awkward_Chard_5025 on

      Said the same thing in the AusPol reddit yesterday.

      What a fucking joke.

      Whatever you may think of Ley, let’s not pretend she’s even being given the chance to put the libs in a better position. Less than 12 months since she became leader, and she’s spent all that time dealing with the fallout of the Dutton shit show, nationals trying to one up the libs at every turn, and the constant jockeying for her role from within.

      How about focusing on the people who elected you, and being a dogged opposition to keep labor in check?

      I consider myself a centrist, and just fucking want the politicians to focus on the people, not their own days of our lives bullshit.

    49. Expensive-Horse5538 on

      [Angus Taylor, to the surprise of no one, has thrown his hat into the ring](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-12/federal-politics-live-blog-sussan-ley/106333952?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web#live-blog-post-259831)

      >Angus Taylor has just explicitly confirmed he’s running for leader in a video posted on social media moments ago.

      >Taylor, in the pre-recorded video, says the country is in “trouble” and the Liberal Party “has lost its way” and he promises to restore it.

      >”I’m running to be the leader of the Liberal Party. Because I believe that Australia is worth fighting for,” he says.

      >”I’m dedicated to serving you the Australian people and giving you a strong alternative that re-livens the great Australian dream.

      >”I’m committing myself to the cause of restoring our party so it can be the party Australians expect and deserve.”

      Fantastic. Great move. Well done Angus.

    50. Kid_Self on

      Libspill.

      Surely it’s common enough these days to be Macquarie Dictionary Word of the Year for 2026.