Australia’s Most Populous State to Be Led by Conservative-Leaning Premier

Newly elected Premier of NSW Dominic Perrottet speaks at his first press conference as leader in Sydney, Australia, on Oct. 05, 2021. Brook Mitchell/Getty Images

Australia’s most populous state will be led by its first conservative-leaning leader in several years after the Liberal Party voted overwhelmingly in favour of Dominic Perrottet to replace outgoing Premier Gladys Berejiklian.

Perrottet, from the Right faction of the party and a critic of lockdowns, said it was a “new chapter” for the state of New South Wales (NSW).