'The community now rightfully expect us to get on with the job we were elected to do and ensure that we recover from the pandemic and regain our freedom.' 'Dom has proven himself as an outstanding Treasurer and will be a great Premier. Like Morrison in August 2018, Perrottet was elected Liberal leader with the backing of the moderate faction.īoth leaders are religious, social conservatives whose views are at odds with the more cosmopolitan and secular elements of the Liberal Party on the north shore and northern beaches - areas that overwhelmingly support gay marriage and climate change action. 'Disagreements aren't a bad thing in their own way,' he said on Tuesday. Perrottet acknowledged a clash with Morrison three months ago. Political author and columnist Niki Savva, a former Liberal ministerial media adviser, revealed that in July, Morrison called Mr Perrottet a 'f***wit' during a heated discussion.Īsking about this on Tuesday by Sunrise host David Koch, Morrison said: 'Well, Dom and I have been working together for years and we've known each other for a long time and we've got an honest relationship and we've got a lot done together.' In July Perrottet, as NSW Treasurer, clashed with Morrison after he called on the federal government to reinstate JobKeeper wage subsidies during the early stage of Sydney's three-month lockdown. 'He doesn't believe or he didn't at the time believe in masturbation.
'He didn't believe in contraception, he does not believe in contraception,' Dastyari told Kyle and Jackie O on KIIS FM in June 2018. Intriguingly former Labor senator Sam Dastyari, who studied law two decades ago with Perrottet at the University of Sydney, recalled the future premier as a hard drinker who abstained from masturbation and didn't believe in using contraception. Perrottet, an opponent of euthanasia, on Tuesday vowed to allow a conscience vote on any assisted dying bill. 'It is no exaggeration to say that people of faith are being squeezed out public life unless they agree to keep their faith hidden.' 'Believers are constantly on the defensive in the battle of religious freedom,' he said. Last year, Perrottet told the conservative Society and Culture group that religious freedom was under threat and defended former Wallaby Israel Folau, who Rugby Australia in 2019 sacked over social media posts with Biblical verses that were critical of homosexuality. 'If you want a plebiscite on same-sex marriage, you are not a homophobe,' he said. In 2016, he defended those who wanted a postal vote survey on gay marriage. 'When it comes to climate change, I believe our government is not just a national leader but a world leader,' he said. On Tuesday, he said NSW was on track to meet its net zero targets and described Kean as a 'passionate' advocate for the environment, with no major ministerial reshuffle likely. 'If you question man-made climate change, you are not a sceptic,' he said in 2016. Perrottet also questioned the science of climate change, even though his anointed treasurer Matt Kean from the moderate faction is a fierce advocate for renewable energy as an activist environment minister. 'In fact these values and the people who hold them are looked upon with contempt.' 'There is a silent majority, a forgotten people, who feel like the values they hold dear are no longer being represented by the political class,' Perrottet said. 'I am very proud of the fact that I have a strong Christian faith,' he said on Tuesday. Now leading a very broad church as the state's 46th premier, Perrottet declared he would govern for everyone regardless of their religion and hoped difference would be 'treated with respect and dignity'. In 2019, he voted against a bill to decriminalise abortion declaring he could not support laws that stopped 'the beating heart of an unborn child'. While Berejiklian came from the Liberal Party's moderate faction and was unmarried with no children, Perrottet is the complete opposite - hailing from the right of the party and being an outspoken advocate of religious freedom. Jobs Minister Stuart Ayres - the 40-year-old boyfriend of Foreign Minister Marise Payne, 57 - was elected deputy Liberal leader unopposed. The outgoing treasurer defeated Planning Minister Rob Stokes, thanks to the support of the socially-progressive moderate faction in a leadership vote at Parliament House skipped by his predecessor. The 39-year-old devout Catholic father-of-six overwhelmingly won a Liberal party room ballot 39 to five on Tuesday morning and this afternoon was sworn in as the state's youngest ever leader. Gladys Berejiklian's replacement as NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet is a proud social conservative who questions climate change, opposes abortion, loves Donald Trump and also a drink.