Monday 4 October 2021

Morning mail: NSW’s new premier, ATO investigates Pandora Papers, plover people

Tuesday: Dominic Perrottet is expected to be elected leader of the NSW Liberal party to replace Gladys Berejiklian as premier. Plus: Luna the dog’s 16-month journey home

Good morning. The New South Wales Liberal party is set to get a new leader today after the shock resignation of Gladys Berejiklian on Friday. The climate crisis is taking the Australian military away from security issues to deal with severe weather events. And we’ll have plenty more from the Pandora Papers throughout the day.

Dominic Perrottet is expected to be elected leader of the NSW Liberal party today. Labor should not underestimate the new leader, who comes with a powerful alliance who can unite the Liberal factions. But can the new alliance sell themselves to the public? Perrottet has been working hard on building a profile in recent months but despite serving in the NSW government ministry since 2014, for many voters, Perrottet is a largely unknown quantity. Here’s what we know about the conservative MP set to take NSW’s top job.

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