#AUSTRALIA: Peter Dutton Elected Liberal Party Leader After Election Deafeat

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Peter Dutton being elected as the new Liberal Party leader and Sussan Ley as his deputy.

Their election follows the defeat last week of the Liberal party in Australia's federal elections. The next federal election is scheduled for 2025.

Dutton came out swinging after accepting the top spot, saying the country’s newly elected Labor government was not “ready to govern and we are already seeing their inexperience on display."

Dutton, 51, has represented the Queensland seat of Dickson since 2001 and previously held senior ministerial office as a cabinet minister in Coalition governments between 2013 and 2022.

The National Party also determined their leadership on Monday, with Queensland MP David Littleproud successfully ousting Barnaby Joyce as leader

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#AUSTRALIA: Home Affairs Min. Dutton Says Australia Should Open Doors To White S. African Farmers

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Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton said he was exploring giving South Africa's white farmers access to fast-track visas on humanitarian grounds, after that nation's parliament had begun discussing taking white farmer's land without compensation. The new South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has faced a torrent of criticism for earlier remarks about taking land by force. He seeming backtracked after severe international criticism, saying this week, "We will not allow land grabs. We will not allow land invasion - because it is illegal. It begins to violate rights of other South African citizens."

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Health Min. Peter Dutton Vows to Get Healthcare System "Out of the '80s" [world politics news]