Sussan Ley pushes for new collaborative policy process in bid to avoid Peter Dutton-style party control

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Jun 26, 2025 - 16:00
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Sussan Ley pushes for new collaborative policy process in bid to avoid Peter Dutton-style party control

Opposition leader wants to take advantage of MPs’ expertise and community connections and give backbench policy committees more say in the pitch to voters

Sussan Ley will ask Coalition MPs to endorse a new policy development process designed to empower backbenchers and include more diverse voices, part of efforts to avoid repeating the political overreach which occurred during Peter Dutton’s leadership.

At a meeting of the joint Coalition party room in Canberra on Friday, the opposition leader will outline a bottom-up approach for new policy proposals.

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