NSW’s opposition is betting on fresh faces. It’s a good start – but now the Coalition must decide what it stands for

The NSW opposition leader, Kellie Sloane, and the Nationals leader, Gurmesh Singh, with new shadow ministers Brendan Moylan, Jacqui Munro and Monica Tudehope. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

Since the Bondi massacre, New South Wales politicians – unlike their federal colleagues – have mostly put aside their differences to pass new, tougher gun laws and to mourn.

But as the fog of grief lifts, NSW politics, known for its particularly robust style, is returning to business as usual.