We know where Perrottet stands - but is he pragmatic enough to be popular? | Paul Daley

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : "I strongly support the principles of free markets - we are the party of small business, of enterprise and of wealth creation.
37% : In an epoch where public figures are readily granted latitude for tricky personal circumstance (such as not saying how many children they may have) critics and supporters alike will, ironically perhaps, infer policy implications - not least in relation to his stances on abortion and same sex marriage - from Perrottet's orthodox religious values and family situation.
8% : An opponent of abortion law reform, same-sex marriage and euthanasia, he has also criticised the ABC as "simply a mouthpiece for left of centre views", what he sees as the welfare state's contribution to the erosion of family, and federal spending on climate change mitigation and renewable energy.

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