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Angus Taylor’s leadership just three months into his tenure. The rightwing populist party won its first federal lower house seat on Saturday night, after [David Farley](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/09/farrer-byelection-results-one-nation-michelle-milthorpe-coalition) defeated the independent, Michelle Milthorpe
Angus Taylor went big on division and lost really badly. It should come as a surprise to nobody after how badly he failed as shadow treasurer that he’s now failing as leader
Jim Chalmers was doing the round of the parliamentary press gallery on Tuesday, he was encouraging journalists to see the [tax reforms in the budget](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/12/australia-federal-budget-2026-tax-capital-gains-negative-gearing-economy-housing-ndis-cost-of-living-oil-prices) as the most ambitious since the turn