Peter Dutton becomes Liberal leader as the party takes its first steps forward out of government. So, who is the new Opposition Leader?
is still used by Labor to accuse the Coalition of damaging relationships in the region.
He also oversaw the Australian withdrawal from Afghanistan and was the Morrison government's most prominentDutton's winding pathway to the top But it was his appointment to the immigration ministry and later a specially created super portfolio, home affairs minister, that the now-leader first became a serious contender for the top job.
Now, Mr Dutton has claimed the title, he takes over a Liberal Party that is finding its feet out of government for the first time in almost a decade.
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