Sussan Ley
Leader of the Opposition, Member for Farrer
“We will respect, reflect and represent modern Australia”
About Sussan
Sussan brings a depth of professional and life experience to the role.
Sussan migrated to Australia when she was thirteen years old. She has always felt grateful for the opportunities provided by this country.
She has worked as a cleaner, waitress and short order cook in shearing sheds, where she learned the value of a hard day’s work.
In her thirties, while raising young children, Sussan earned three degrees, including master’s degrees in accounting and tax law.
Sussan pursued her dream of flying and became an aerial stock mustering pilot.
She raised three children on a family farm during tough years, characterised by high interest rates and the wool floor price collapse.
After holding a senior position at the Australian Tax Office, Sussan entered parliament as the Member for Farrer in 2001.
Sussan’s experience includes serving in the Health, Aged Care, Environment, Education and Regional Development portfolios in government.
She was Deputy Liberal Leader between 2022 and 2025. Sussan’s pathway into politics came through identifying with the Liberal values of hard work, effort, reward and opportunity.
She is determined to build a future where young Australians can realise their dreams and where we build and reward aspiration.
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$50,000 every single minute just to pay the interest on Labor’s debt.
That is how Labor is using your hard earned tax dollars. Not to fix problems, not to build the future, just to service the bill.
$1.2 trillion of Labor debt means generations of Australians will be paying for the government`s spending binge. And under Anthony Albanese, that debt is only getting bigger.
Only the Liberal Party is serious about restoring budget discipline and reining in government spending.
Only we are focused on easing inflation, lowering taxes, and taking pressure off Australian families.
Every single minute, Labor burns $50,000 on interest alone.
That is $50,000 of Australians’ money gone. Not to schools. Not to hospitals. Not to Medicare.
Despite that, Labor keeps spending. Keeps borrowing. Keeps piling it on.
The result is $1.2 trillion in Labor debt.
Debt that Australian families carry today and our children and grandchildren will pay for tomorrow.
When Labor spends, Australians pay.
Today’s rate rise is not an accident.
It is the direct consequence of Labor’s addiction to spending, which has kept inflation higher for longer and left the Reserve Bank with no choice but to keep tightening.
Australians are paying the price for Labor’s choices. Not just in higher mortgage rates, but also lower real wages, rising tax bills, and soaring prices for everyday essentials.
This is Labor’s cost of living crisis. When Labor spends, Australians pay.
Albanese Government policy is driving inflation. Labor’s refusal to curb its spending is hurting Australians.
When the Liberals were last in government, inflation averaged just 2.1 per cent. It’s now at 4 per cent.
That’s why households have been hit with 13 rate rises in less than four years – with today’s increase the latest blow.
Today`s interest rate hike is a heavy blow for millions of Australians already under pressure.
It did not have to happen.
Labor’s reckless spending has kept inflation higher for longer, pushing up the cost of everything from the weekly shop to the mortgage.
Despite the warnings, they kept spending and kept borrowing.
That is not serious economic management.
When Labor spends, Australians pay.
My team and I are focused and determined to hold the Albanese Government to account.
Their reckless spending has pushed inflation higher and families are paying the price at the checkout and on their power bills.
This is Labor’s cost of living crisis. They spend, prices rise. Australians pay.
Labor’s inflationary spending is leaving Australians behind.
Home ownership feels unachievable, bills are rising, and many of us are forced to work harder just to get by.
We must create an Australia that rewards hard work, lowers inflation, and empowers its citizens.
That’s the Australia I’m working to build.
At the outset of a new Parliamentary term, and in the 125th year of our Commonwealth, we Parliamentarians gather at the @awmemorial to remember and reflect.
This place reminds us of the true cost of war. There’s a reason Parliament and the Cabinet room were built in the direct line of sight to the seat of our national soul – so that we in Parliament may never forget the sacrifices of those who answered the call to serve. They served so that we may live and work in this great country free from tyranny.
We thank them. We remember them. Lest we forget.
Official data confirms what families see every week: under Labor, the cost of living crisis is getting worse, not better.
Essentials are surging, driven by Labor’s spending.
Government spending is growing 13 times faster than we expected.
In fact, it’s at its highest level outside of a recession in 40 years.
This is not sustainable. It will result in higher taxes and higher prices for all Australians.
Because when Labor spends, Australians always pay.
Today, we’re announcing a comprehensive deregulation agenda to get Australia’s economy moving again.
At its core is slashing government red tape that’s holding back growth, investment, and innovation.
Less red tape will mean our tradies, farmers and businesses can spend less time dealing with government and more time creating, growing and trading.
Since coming to office, Labor has introduced thousands of new regulations and hundreds of new laws, adding billions of dollars in compliance costs.
The Liberal Party knows Australia’s economic recovery won’t come from Canberra writing more rules – it will come from backing Australians to take risks, start businesses, build homes and create jobs.
That’s exactly what we’re going to do.
When governments lose control of spending, families pay the price.
Independent experts have now confirmed that most of Labor’s $57 billion budget blowout comes from higher spending, not lower tax revenue, despite what Treasurer Jim Chalmers has claimed.
Why does that matter to you?
Because when government spends too much:
•Prices stay higher for longer
•Interest rates are pushed up
•Mortgages, rents and everyday bills cost more
•And debt gets handed to the next generation to pay for with higher taxes.
Strong budgets are not about politics. They are about protecting living standards and keeping pressure off family finances.
Australians deserve honesty, discipline, and economic management that works for them.
Anyone can be an inflation spotter because under Labor, you see it everywhere.
⬆️ Food up 16 per cent
⬆️ Rents up 22 per cent
⬆️ Electricity bills up nearly 40 per cent.
And the average mortgage holder paying around $21,000 a year more in interest than under the Liberals.
This is what Labor’s economic mismanagement looks like in real life. Higher bills, higher repayments, and less left at the end of the week.
The Liberal Party has been clear about the direction we would take. Living within our means to put downward pressure on inflation, delivering affordable and reliable energy, and cutting personal income taxes so Australians can keep more of what they earn.
What Australians choose to spend their money on is their call.
Our job is to make sure they can afford to make that choice.
