00:00Australian opposition leader Susan Leigh is facing a leadership challenge less than a year into the role
00:06after a senior figure in her shadow cabinet resigned to date.
00:10Angus Taylor instead announced on Thursday he would run for the leadership
00:14after stepping down as the shadow defence minister on Wednesday,
00:18saying the centre-left Labour government was a failure and the Liberals had lost direction.
00:25Australian media widely reported a party room vote could happen as some Liberal lawmakers
00:29were pushing for the vote to be held on Friday, when Parliament will not be sitting.
00:35Taylor is widely seen as a leader of a Conservative faction within the Liberal Party,
00:40while Leigh has support from so-called moderate members.
00:44Australian media reports supporters of both factions said they have the majority support.
00:48So far, six shadow ministers, including Taylor, have resigned.
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