Liberal party leadership race LIVE: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese swearing in his new-look frontbench as the knives comes out in race to become the next Liberal Party leader

Published: 19:05 EDT, 12 May 2025 | Updated: 19:11 EDT, 12 May 2025

Follow Daily Mail Australia’s live coverage of the aftermath of Labor’s landslide election win as Anthony Albanese swears in his new-look ministry.

Meanwhile, the decimated Liberal Party meets to elect a new leader.

It is a two-horse race between Deputy Leader Sussan Ley and Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor.

PVO: Why Albo’s new job for frenemy Tanya Plibersek is a VERY clever insult to her

Giving Tanya Plibersek social security without responsibility for the NDIS is similar to having given her environment without climate change in the last parliament. It’s a snub, effectively limiting her responsibilities to pensioners and the unemployed.

It’s clever though, because it’s very hard to suggest the role of minister for social services is a nothing portfolio. It still includes a large chunk of recurrent government spending, just not spending the minister can do much to shape.

Read Poltiical Editor PVO’s full analysis of the PM’s new-look frontbench below: