Sussan Ley sets KPIs for frontbenchers and calls for discipline amid outbreaks of internal division

Opposition leader sends so-called ‘charter letter’ to her entire shadow ministry, laying out her expectations

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Sussan Ley has issued her shadow ministers with specific performance indicators, imposing a new level of accountability on frontbenchers to avoid a repeat of Peter Dutton’s policy failures.

The opposition leader sent so-called “charter letters” to her entire shadow ministry on Tuesday, laying out her expectations for them in their respective roles.