Overview
- Sloane, a first-term MP for Vaucluse, was elected NSW Liberal leader unopposed on Friday after Mark Speakman stood down.
- On Saturday she visited Parramatta and Harris Park, where protesters interrupted her appearance and challenged her connection to western Sydney.
- She retained Natalie Ward as deputy, forming the NSW Liberals’ first all-woman leadership team.
- Sloane said the state party will keep a net zero emissions target, diverging from the federal Liberals’ move to drop the commitment.
- Analysts and polling indicate she faces a steep task to win back inner-city, women and multicultural voters, as she courts western Sydney and brushes off a resurfaced 2017 yacht photo.