Kellie Sloane

Kellie Anne Sloane (born January 1973) is an Australian politician who has served as leader of the opposition in New South Wales and leader of the New South Wales Liberal Party since 2025. She has been a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Vaucluse since 2023. Sloane was a member of the shadow ministry of Mark Speakman, first serving as the shadow minister for the Environment until July 2024, before serving as the shadow minister for health. On 21 November 2025, she replaced Speakman as party leader unopposed and became leader of the opposition. Sloane is the third woman, after Kerry Chikarovski and Gladys Berejiklian, to lead the Liberals and the Coalition in New South Wales. Before entering politics, Sloane was a charity CEO and television journalist. She was a presenter on the Nine Network's Nightline, and was also briefly an interim co-host of Today in 2007.