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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We met James and Rebecca at their home in Woolooware this morning.
They’ve just started a small pool cleaning business and worked hard to buy a home for their young family. They are proud of what they have built and determined to keep moving forward, even as the price of everything keeps climbing.
Like so many families, they are doing everything they can to cut costs. They have put solar on the roof, tightened their budget and made smart choices, yet the bills still rise.
Hard working families should be able to get ahead, not go backwards.
Our plan puts affordable energy first and backs the people who keep this country moving.
A powerful morning in Bayside standing with local residents, frontline services and community leaders to say no to domestic and family violence.
The Bayside Council Community Walk was a chance to honour survivors, support those doing it tough and recognise the organisations, police, advocates and volunteers who work every day to keep people safe.
A big thank you to the frontline workers and case workers who do such important work to help victims and survivors of domestic violence.
The Prime Minister and his Home Affairs Minister needs to front up and explain his secret meetings about bringing former ISIS members back to Australia.
Tony Burke needs to front up and explain his secret meetings about bringing former ISIS members back to Australia.
In September, I asked the Prime Minister directly whether his government helped facilitate their return. He denied it. Tony Burke denied it too.
But the facts now show the government was not honest.
Australians deserve to know the truth. What did Tony Burke tell the Prime Minister?
Did he say nothing? Did he mislead him? Or did the Prime Minister know and still mislead the Parliament?
At a time when national security demands total clarity and absolute trust, Australians are being left with shifting stories, unanswered questions and a government that will not level with them.
We were in Cairns today meeting two hardworking family businesses that rely on cold room storage to keep their produce fresh and their operations running.
And the truth hit hard. At Cairns Bulk Meats, power bills have almost doubled since May 2023. When your cold rooms run around the clock, you cannot absorb those kinds of increases. You feel every cent.
This is the cost of a government that sets targets it cannot meet at a price Australians cannot afford.
Australia has already reduced emissions at almost twice the speed of other advanced economies since 2005. Yet Labor now wants to double down again while families and local businesses are being crushed by rising bills.
Energy prices have climbed 40 percent since Labor came to office. The regulator is warning of even higher costs ahead. Households are hurting and cold room operators like these are doing everything they can just to stay above water.
There is a better way.
Australians deserve affordable energy and responsible emissions reduction, and our plan puts the cost of power first.
We’re in Leongatha today meeting locals and hearing firsthand how rising power prices are affecting their daily lives.
Labor is setting targets they can’t meet at a cost that Australians can’t afford.
Because since 2005 Australia has reduced emissions at almost twice the rate of other developed countries. But to meet net zero by 2050 Labor would have to double that again, even as their policies push prices higher and hit households and businesses.
It means power prices have climbed 40 percent since they were elected. Businesses are hurting. Families are hurting.
And as a result of Labor setting unachievable targets, AEMO now warns that the costs to consumers will rise.
Labor promised cheaper power at the last two elections. But because Anthony Albanese has set targets they can’t meet at a cost Australians can’t afford, households and businesses have faced 40 per cent price rises.
Families like Paul and Luis at @gazzolafarms keep our communities fed with long hours, dedication and a commitment to quality.
But even for businesses doing everything right, Labor’s policies are sending energy bills through the roof. Their investment in solar should have delivered real savings, yet rising power costs have wiped them out and pushed expenses up toward 40 percent. It is the same pressure we are hearing from farmers, manufacturers and households right across the country.
Our plan puts affordable energy first and promises responsible emissions reduction that works with industry, not against it. We will back Australian producers so they can keep growing, keep employing and keep feeding the nation. Families deserve energy policy that brings bills down and supports the people who keep the country moving.
The fire at Deniliquin High School over the weekend is devastating for our community.
My thoughts are with the students, staff and families who are now dealing with the shock and uncertainty of losing their classrooms and the place they gather every day to learn and grow.
The NSW Education Department is coordinating support for those affected, and learning will continue off site while the assessment and recovery work takes place.
Thank you to our emergency services who acted quickly and professionally to bring the fire under control and keep the community safe.
Thankful for the social workers and volunteers who turn up every day for people doing it tough.
At the Southern Peninsula Community Support Centre we saw the pressure families are under, from rising rents to energy bills that are now impossible to keep up with. Volunteers here pack food hampers and help locals navigate rebates because the cost of living has become overwhelming.
Their practical and important work reflects our values: standing with those who help others and backing local services with real solutions.
A special thanks to @zoemckenzieflinders for her tireless advocacy for this organisation and her commitment to tackling homelessness in the local community.
We’ll always back Tasmanian workers and the industries that sustain their communities.
Labor’s new environment laws do the opposite, trading away a world-class, sustainable native forestry sector to secure a deal with the Greens in Canberra.
Not one Labor MP from Tasmania has stood up against it. They’ve gone silent while local jobs and families are put at risk, and while more red tape threatens to push production offshore to places with weaker standards and higher emissions.
The Coalition is standing with the people who keep this state moving. We’re on the ground in Devonport today speaking with families and small businesses, making it clear we won’t walk away from them.
The Prime Minister said he would make life easier.
Four years on, in his so called year of delivery, Australians are still waiting.
Instead, we have:
❌More taxes
❌Soaring living costs
❌$1 trillion of Labor debt
Families are feeling the squeeze every week, and power bills keep climbing despite every promise of cheaper energy.
Australians deserve a government that can manage the economy and keep costs under control.
