Overview
- First-term opposition leader Kellie Sloane announced a refreshed frontbench, declaring her team "government-ready" one year out from the election.
- Chris Rath, a prominent YIMBY voice, takes planning and housing, underscoring a push to increase supply without what Sloane calls "sloppy planning."
- Scott Farlow becomes shadow treasurer and Damien Tudehope shifts to shadow attorney-general, reflecting a broader reset of economic and legal roles.
- The Liberals reclaim police and education from the Nationals, with Anthony Roberts to handle police and Mark Speakman to oversee education.
- Sloane renewed her call for a Commonwealth royal commission into the Bondi massacre and highlighted her recent workers’ compensation deal that freezes premiums for 18 months, as the Coalition seeks to lift from 35 seats against Labor’s 46 and a 12-seat gap to majority.