Hollie Hughes says shadow treasurer offered ‘zero economic policy’ and she didn’t know ‘what he’s been doing for three years’
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Liberal leadership frontrunner Angus Taylor will have to overcome significant internal opposition to take the top job, with outgoing senator Hollie Hughes criticising the shadow treasurer over a lack of economic policy for voters.
Taylor is among a group of possible candidates to replace defeated opposition leader Peter Dutton, along with the deputy Liberal leader, Sussan Ley, and frontbenchers Dan Tehan and Andrew Hastie.
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