Australia's biggest state economy appoints new leader


  • World
  • Monday, 23 Jan 2017

New South Wales Premier Mike Baird walks with Gladys Berejiklian as they arrive at Parliament House in Sydney, Australia, January 23, 2017. AAP/David Moir/via REUTERS

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's most populous state and biggest state economy, New South Wales, appointed a new leader on Monday who is expected to continue infrastructure investment through privatisation.

Gladys Berejiklian, a former state treasurer, was elected unopposed in an internal Liberal Party vote after the surprise resignation of state leader Mike Baird last week.

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