Former television reporter and presenter, now the member for Vaucluse, praised for her ‘enormous potential’

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In a video posted to Facebook this week, the ousted New South Wales opposition leader Mark Speakman made a not-so-subtle dig at his challenger Kellie Sloane’s credentials.

“We focus so much these days on the performer, not so much on the performance,” he said.