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CTV News
11 hours ago
- Politics
- CTV News
NDP asks RCMP to investigate B.C. blackmail claims
Vancouver Watch The B.C. NDP is asking police to investigate blackmail claims made by Opposition Leader John Rustad.
The Guardian
08-06-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
Former federal Liberal MP Bridget Archer recruited by Rockliff for snap Tasmania poll
Prominent former federal Liberal MP, Bridget Archer, has announced she will contest a snap Tasmanian election for the embattled state government, amid ongoing political upheaval. The Liberal premier, Jeremy Rockliff, is expected to call an election on Tuesday – only 15 months after Tasmanians last went to the polls – after the state parliament passed a motion of no confidence in him. On Sunday Rockliff announced that Archer – the former federal Liberal MP who lost the seat of Bass at the federal election in May – would run in the upcoming poll. Archer is a moderate ally of the premier and provided him with vocal support through the no confidence saga. Sign up for Guardian Australia's breaking news email 'I have just come off the back of a federal election which was a little bit bruising, I think it's fair to say, and I don't think I have really quite had enough time to process that,' Archer said on Sunday at a press conference alongside Rockliff. 'But I think like many Tasmanians, I have spent the last few days absolutely appalled with the shenanigans that have been played out by [the opposition leader] Dean Winter in the state parliament.' Archer, who crossed the floor multiple times in the federal parliament, said she was 'not going to be anyone's stooge or anyone's puppet' should she be elected in Tasmania. 'I'm always going to say what I think, and I'm going to do that in a constructive way.' Archer will stand in Bass – the same area she represented in federal parliament – attempting to win one of seven seats in the electorate, under Tasmania's multi-member Hare-Clark system. Asked about her federal loss – in which Archer suffered a swing of more than 9% against her – she said the campaign against her had attempted to link her to the former federal opposition leader, Peter Dutton. 'If we're applying that [same logic] here, going in to a state election, I'm 100% happy for people to say a vote for Bridget Archer is a vote for Jeremy Rockliff.' Sign up to Breaking News Australia Get the most important news as it breaks after newsletter promotion Rockliff said Archer was a welcome addition to the ticket. 'Bridget is a fighter. Bridget understands the importance of being part of team Tasmania,' he said. Labor, the Greens and several independents voted together to support the no confidence motion in Rockliff. The Liberals had run the state in a minority government – the Liberals hold only 14 of 35 lower house seats – and few analysts believe there is much chance of any party winning a majority at an election. The Greens – who hold the balance of power along with several independents – said on Saturday they would offer confidence and supply to Labor and the opposition leader to avoid an election that almost no one wants, and which is unlikely to break the state's political impasse. Winter has ruled out any such deal, saying Labor's agenda 'does not align with the Greens in any way, shape or form'.
Daily Mail
06-06-2025
- Lifestyle
- Daily Mail
It's the one fact most Aussies know about Sussan Ley. Now she's dramatically changed her story
Sussan Ley has walked back the quirky reason behind why she added an extra 'S' to her name. The new Liberal Party leader told The Australian newspaper in 2015 that she changed the official spelling of her name due to a youthful fascination with numerology. Numerology is an occult practice that ascribes meanings and significance to numbers. 'I read about this numerology theory that if you add the numbers that match the letters in your name you can change your personality,' Ley told the paper. 'I worked out that if you added an "s" I would have an incredibly exciting, interesting life and nothing would ever be boring.' But now the Opposition Leader has changed her tune,dismissing it as a 'flippant' remark. 'It was a flippant remark that I made to a journalist,' Ley told Tom Elliott on 3AW on Friday morning. 'It's actually not the reason. It was something I did during my rebel teenage years. Ley, a divorced mother of three and grandmother of six, certainly has had a colourful life. She has worked as an air traffic controller, an aerial stock mustering pilot, a shearers cook, a wool and beef farmer and public servant (pictured: Ley with family members at her late mother's recent funeral) 'And, you know, I went through a punk phase in those years and added the extra S. So, people have been fascinated by the numerology angle, but it's actually not correct.' Ley defeated former Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor to become the first woman to lead the Liberal Party in its 80-year history last month. Ley, a divorced mother of three and grandmother of six, certainly has had a colourful life. The 63-year-old has previously worked as an air traffic controller, an aerial stock mustering pilot, a shearers cook, a wool and beef farmer and public servant. Ley went to university as a mum and as a mature aged student to complete a BA in economics and masters in tax and accounting. She has been the Member for Farrer since 2001 and has served as a Cabinet Minister in the Abbott, Turnbull and Morrison Governments.
News.com.au
29-05-2025
- Health
- News.com.au
Opposition Leader Sussan Ley set to farewell ‘extraordinary' mother Angela Braybrooks on Friday
Sussan Ley will farewell her 'extraordinary' mother Angela Braybrooks at a funeral in her hometown of Albury. Ms Braybrooks died just days after the Opposition Leader became the first woman to win a party room vote to leader the federal Liberal Party. The former mental health nurse will be farewelled by family and friends at St Matthew's Church in Albury on Friday. Several of Ms Ley's Coalition colleagues are also expected to attend. Ms Braybrooks died in Albury in the early hours of May 17 'comfortable and at peace'. Sharing the news of her mum's death, Ms Ley thanked staff at Riverwood Aged Care Facility, where Ms Braybrooks was receiving end of life care. Ms Ley paid tribute to her 'extraordinary' mother, and shared her gratitude that she was able to share a final Mother's Day with her late mum. 'Mum was a mental health nurse who helped so many people through her life. She taught me the values of resilience, self-reliance and persistence,' Ms Ley wrote in a social media post. 'Growing up in wartime Britain, Angela could never have dreamt that her daughter would become Australia's first female Leader of the Opposition, but because of her, that happened this week. 'Like so many of her generation, she weathered uncertain times with strength and determination. 'I have taken inspiration from her every single day of my life and I always will.' Ms Ley also opened up on the final days she spent with her mum. 'It was a gift of fate that I was able to share Mother's Day with my mum one last time on Sunday,' she wrote. 'On Monday night in Canberra, our parish priest organised a FaceTime call, telling Angela she had to 'hang on' to see one more special moment in her daughter's life. 'If she could do that, he promised her, 'we'll have champagne tomorrow'. 'On Tuesday, hours after I was afforded the enormous privilege by my Liberal colleagues of leading our party, I drove back down the Hume Highway to be at her bedside. 'While mum was no longer verbal, she watched every moment of my press conference. 'As I walked back into her room that afternoon, her eyes lit up with excitement. It was a moment I will treasure, forever.'
Daily Mail
18-05-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Sussan Ley opens up on final moments with her mum before she died after watching her daughter become the first woman to become Liberal leader
Sussan Ley has shared how she spent her final moments with her mother, who passed days after she made history as the Liberal Party's first female leader. Angela Braybrooks, 93, spent her last days in palliative care and surrounded by family before passing on Saturday. Following her election to Opposition Leader on Tuesday, Ley rushed to the hospital in Albury, on the NSW and Victorian border, to be with her mother. 'When I got home, her eyes sort of lit up when she saw me,' Ley told the Sunday Telegraph. Ley was born in Nigeria as a British citizen and spent her early years in the Middle East where her father worked in military intelligence. While most wives at the time stuck to their traditional roles as home makers, Ley recalled her mother constantly at work. Ms Braybrooks ran a daycare, opened a library in their house and trained as a nurse when their family settled in Australia. Ley proudly calls her mother her role model and told her such in their last moments together. 'I held her hand, I talked to her about life and things we've been through together, and I hope she hears,' Ley said. 'It's a good opportunity to reflect on all things that she did in her life, because my mum was a bit of a trailblazer.' The Opposition Leader shared news of her mother's passing in an emotional Instagram post on Saturday. 'In the very early hours of this morning, my mother, Angela Braybrooks, passed away here in Albury,' Ley wrote. 'My family and I feel this loss deeply. 'We express our deep appreciation to the staff at Riverwood Aged Care facility for the quality care provided to Angela. In her final moments, she was comfortable and at peace. 'Mum was a mental health nurse who helped so many people through her life. She taught me the values of resilience, self-reliance and persistence.' Ley said when Ms Braybrooks grew up in wartime Britain she 'could never have dreamed that her daughter would become Australia's first female Leader of the Opposition, but because of her, that happened this week'. She said on Monday night a priest had urged her mother to 'hang on' so she could see one more special moment in her daughter's life, promising her, 'we'll have champagne tomorrow'. 'On Tuesday, hours after I was afforded the enormous privilege by my Liberal colleagues of leading our party, I drove back down the Hume Highway to be at her bedside,' Ley said. 'Whilst mum was no longer verbal, she watched every moment of my press conference. As I walked back into her room that afternoon, her eyes lit up with excitement. It was a moment I will treasure, forever.' On Tuesday, Ley won a 29-25 vote against Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor to replace Peter Dutton. Shadow Energy Minister Ted O'Brien was elected as deputy leader, with Jacinta Nampijinpa Price - who was aligned with Mr Taylor - dropping out of the contest shortly before the poll. Ley, 63, is one of the Liberal Party's most-experienced hands, having served as a Cabinet minister under the Coalition's past three prime ministers - Tony Abbott, Malcolm Turnbull and Scott Morrison. A former commercial pilot, farmer and public servant, she has held the rural seat of Farrer in NSW's south-west since the retirement of her long-serving predecessor and former National Party leader and deputy prime minister Tim Fischer. Ley famously changed the spelling of her first name from 'Susan' to 'Sussan' in her 20s after exploring numerology. She believed that adding an extra 's' would make her life 'incredibly exciting' and ensure 'nothing would ever be boring'. Ley is a mother-of-three and had the support of the party's moderates, with some believing a woman at the helm will help win back female voters.
