Angus Taylor hasn’t always wanted to be Liberal Party leader. At least, that’s how he framed it to Capital Brief when we interviewed him in his old Goulburn electorate office in September 2023.
“I came in late [to politics] not because you are seeking to have a particular role — you do it, at least for me, because you seek to have an impact,” he said, when we asked about his leadership ambitions.
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“And that’s what I’ve aspired for throughout my career. And, you know, my definition of impact might be different from someone else’s, but that’s why I’ve done it.”
It was a surprising comment from a man long considered leadership material. In any case, there was no denying Taylor’s impact today. He easily defeated incumbent Sussan Ley in a partyroom spill, winning 34 votes to 17.