New Opposition Leader Sussan Ley may only last a day in the job, the Liberal Party's federal vice president has joked. Fiona Scott made the quip when she was asked on Today this morning about how long Ley - the Liberals' first female leader - would last.

Australia's Liberal Party has elected Sussan Ley as its new leader. She is the first woman ever to helm the party in its 80-year history. Ms Ley replaces Peter Dutton, who stepped down after leading the party to its worst election defeat in history.

Australia’s center-right Liberal party has elected Sussan Ley as its new leader, the first woman to head the party since it was founded in 1944, taking up the task of leading the opposition back to government after a devastating election loss 10 days ago.