Former NSW attorney-general Mark Speakman has been elected as NSW Opposition Leader, promising a renewed focus on winning over young voters, women and a more diverse section of the community to regain power.
Mr Speakman, a Cambridge-educated barrister and senior counsel who comes from the Liberals’ moderate faction, won the leadership in a party room ballot on Friday 22 votes to 13 against former planning minister Anthony Roberts.
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Samantha Hutchinson is the AFR's National Reporter. Most recently, she was CBD columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Before that, she covered Victorian and NSW politics and business for The Australian, the AFR and BRW Magazine. Connect with Samantha on Twitter. Email Samantha at samantha.hutchinson@afr.com.au
