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A Millennial conservative arrives in power

Aaron Patrick

There was a moment, just after Dominic Perrottet was appointed Premier-elect of NSW, that encapsulated the transfer of power to a new generation.

The father of six – born the year Bob Brown blockaded the Franklin Dam project – was asked a question put to none of his male predecessors or counterparts: How can he properly care for and raise a young family, and govern a state of 8 million?

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Aaron Patrick was a senior correspondent at The Australian Financial Review.

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