It was as a young woman that she changed her name from Susan to Sussan, inspired by numerology - an ancient belief that numbers have a mystical impact on people's lives.

"I read about this numerology theory that if you add the numbers that match the letters in your name you can change your personality," she told The Australian.

"I worked out that if you added an 's' I would have an incredibly exciting, interesting life and nothing would ever be boring. It's that simple."

Hoo boy.

[–] SpicyLizards@reddthat.com 8 points 3 months ago

Incredibly fitting for the party:

Ley apologised after using a taxpayer-funded trip to purchase an apartment on Queensland's Gold Coast.

Whoops, I accidentally purchased a house!

Ley has also drawn headlines for her comments about Palestinians. She was a co-chair of the Parliamentary Friends of Palestine, an informal cross-party group which aimed to raise the experiences of Palestinian people and has spoken in the chamber in support of Palestinian autonomy.

Ooh, that's really promising....

However, speaking after the vote on Tuesday, one of her colleagues Andrew Wallace said she has "seen the light on Israel in recent years".

Oh, for fucks sake...

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