She replaces Mark Speakman, who formally resigned on Nov. 20 after mounting pressure inside the party.Newly elected NSW Opposition Leader Kellie Sloane emerges from the party room at New South Wales Parliament House in Sydney, Nov. 21, 2025. AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi11/20/2025|Updated: 11/20/2025Former television presenter and first-term MP Kellie Sloane has been chosen to lead the NSW Liberal Party.Sloane was elected unopposed at a party room meeting on the morning of Nov. 21. Standing before reporters shortly after, she said her colleagues had backed her unanimously.Naziya Alvi Rahman is a Canberra-based journalist who covers political issues in Australia. She can be reached at [email protected].Author’s Selected Articles
Kellie Sloane Takes NSW Liberal Leadership Unopposed After Speakman Steps Aside
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