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Sussan Ley makes history, but faces unprecedented levels of difficulty

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As if by visual metaphor, Sussan Ley’s task seemed both obvious and impossible in her first press conference as the new Liberal leader.

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Mark Kenny from ANU argues that hung parliaments may be precisely what voters want.

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