Sussan Ley pushes for new collaborative policy process in bid to avoid Peter Dutton-style party control

Opposition leader wants to take advantage of MPs’ expertise and community connections and give backbench policy committees more say in the pitch to voters

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Sussan Ley will ask Coalition MPs to endorse a new policy development process designed to empower backbenchers and include more diverse voices, part of efforts to avoid repeating the political overreach which occurred during Peter Dutton’s leadership.

At a meeting of the joint Coalition party room in Canberra on Friday, the opposition leader will outline a bottom-up approach for new policy proposals.

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