Listen Up, NSW: Your New Premier Is Gladys Berejiklian

Gladys Berejiklian will replace Mike Baird as the Premier of New South Wales, making her the first female Liberal Premier, after the partyroom unanimously endorsed her for the top job.

(Yes, the ACT has had a female Liberal chief minister but I ain’t counting it because its not a state.)
It was strongly anticipated that Berejiklian would be the pick, despite some weak rumbling from the conservative wing of the NSW Liberals. Berejiklian is currently Treasurer and is considered a moderate. Her deputy will be Dominic Perrottet, the current Finance Minister.
The two challengers, Rob Stokes and Andrew Constance, pulled out on Friday.
Baird, who announced he was leaving politics last week in large party due to family health issues, posted a photo on Facebook congratulating Berejiklian on her new role.
There’ll be keen eyes on what Gladys’ leaership will look like – and whether there will be any change to Baird’s more controversial policies, like Sydney‘s lockout laws and the wildly unpopular council amalgamations.
Source: The Guardian.
Photo: Getty Images.

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