Angus Taylor elected Liberal leader
New Liberal leaders backed as longstanding supporters of Jewish community.
Newly minted Opposition Leader Angus Taylor and deputy Liberal leader Jane Hume ‘have been long term supporters of the Jewish community and the state of Israel,” Member for Berowra Julian Leeser told The AJN this week.
Taylor was elected Liberal Party leader, with Senator Hume his deputy, after a 34-17 spill motion against predecessor Sussan Ley last Friday.
“I stand determined and ready to serve the Australian people, because Australia is worth fighting for,” Taylor, whose grandmother was Jewish, said.
Leeser said Taylor’s trip to Israel last year to participate in the Australia–Israel Strategic Dialogue “gave him a deep and contemporary understanding of the issues Israel faces,”
He also thanked Ley for her leadership, “particularly in the wake of Bondi” and for the friendship she has shown to the Jewish community.
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