An outspoken political commentator had reason to celebrate Sunday.
Freya Leach, 21, known for her critical views, walked down the aisle at a Sydney church this weekend with her new boyfriend, NSW Young Liberals secretary Cooper Gannon.
The couple shared a glimpse of their ceremony in a series of Instagram Stories posts, with Freya wearing a sleeveless dress with a long train.
The embellished dress featured a plunging neckline and pearl beading along with a flowy veil.
Her brunette locks were worn in soft waves and she opted for a warm makeup look with muted pink lipstick.
The bride carried a bouquet of cream and pastel orange flowers and completed the ensemble with dangling pearl earrings.
An outspoken political commentator had reason to celebrate Sunday
Freya Leach, 21, known for her critical views, walked down the aisle at a Sydney church this weekend with her new boyfriend, NSW Young Liberals secretary Cooper Gannon. Both in the photo
The couple shared a glimpse of their ceremony in a series of Instagram Stories posts.
Cooper opted for a classic tuxedo with a white dress shirt and bow tie and wore flowers on his lapel that matched his bride’s bouquet.
In videos from the event, the newlyweds let loose together on the dance floor before partying late into the night with their guests.
In a sweet moment, Cooper immersed his new wife at the end of the altar after they said “I do” to share a romantic kiss.
‘We’re getting married!’ Freya wrote in a caption, before describing the day as “the most special.”
The wedding came just days after the young conservative activist said Australians are “literally poorer” under Anthony Albanese’s government.
Leach called Albanese the “worst prime minister ever” in a video posted on social media.
‘A genuine question. When will people realize that this Anthony Albanese Labor government is terrible? she asked.
‘Guys, we are literally poorer. Inflation is going crazy, companies are not investing, jobs are not being created.
Freya was wearing a sleeveless dress with a long train.
The embellished dress featured a plunging neckline and pearl beading along with a flowy veil.
Cooper opted for a classic tuxedo with a white dress shirt and bow tie.
He wore flowers in his lapel to match his bride’s bouquet.
‘If you don’t believe me, let me give you this point. Australia has had the biggest drop in real disposable income of any country in the developed world.
‘Do you think that happened out of nowhere? You think we just fell off a coconut tree and became poorer.’
Australian households experienced an 8 per cent drop in inflation-adjusted disposable, or after-tax, income over the past two years, the OECD revealed.
Albanese was confronted by the data on ABC’s Insiders on Sunday.
‘Other countries, Canada, the OECD average, are doing better than Australia in terms of disposable income. Why is that?’ host David Speers asked.
Albanese explained that the timing of the inflation wave is the key reason Australians are worse off than people in other advanced economies.
‘Inflation peaked higher and earlier overseas than (in Australia). “Interest rates were higher abroad, inflation was higher and it was earlier,” he explained.
“The impact due to where we are in the supply chain came later here and that’s why inflation, although we inherited it with a six in front when we came to power and rising, now has a two in front and is falling” . “Albanese said.
‘We’re getting married!’ Freya wrote in a caption, before describing the day as “the most special.”
In a sweet moment, Cooper immersed his new bride at the end of the altar after they said ‘I do’ to share a romantic kiss.
In videos from the event, the newlyweds let loose together on the dance floor before partying late into the night with their guests.
Her brunette locks were worn in soft waves and she opted for a warm makeup look with muted pink lipstick.
Leach, director of youth policy at the Menzies Research Center think tank who ran the Conservative Club at the University of Sydney, also argued that Labor’s spending on social programs made Australians worse off, not better off.
“This government has spent an additional $315 billion since the last election, which has fueled inflation,” Leach said.
Leach also took issue with Labor reviving multi-employer bargaining where pay rises in one workplace are replicated in others in the same sector.
That included contract staff who must receive the same hourly wage as permanent staff under “same jobs, same pay” laws.
‘Their industrial relations laws have meant that companies don’t want to hire people. It’s just that wages don’t increase anyway, productivity has gone down, and could go on. “This government stinks,” he said.
Last year, Leach ran unsuccessfully as the Liberal candidate in the green electorate of Balmain, in Sydney’s inner west.
He previously made headlines in 2022 when Sydney University broke up a law exam after a furious law student claimed his name had been deliberately used to portray a fictional HIV-positive murderer.
Leach, then a second-year student at the University of Sydney, said she was horrified to discover a right-wing woman also called Freya on her law assignment.
The bride carried a bouquet of cream and pastel orange flowers.
The wedding came just days after the young Conservative activist said Australians are “literally poorer” under Anthony Albanese’s government (pictured).
The character kills a man, then has sex without revealing her HIV status, and finally kills herself.
Leach claimed that 20 fellow law students had texted her that they believed the assignment’s Freya was based on her.
The University of Sydney said it had withdrawn the article to preserve “academic integrity”.
“We understand that many students have already spent a substantial amount of time on the short release task, and we sympathize and understand your frustration,” the university told the students, according to The Australian.
‘However, the university and law school place great value on the integrity of assessments, which are crucial to preserving the good reputation of our qualifications for graduates, the legal profession and society.
“Unfortunately, we believe there are no alternatives to removing and replacing the short release assessment that would ensure academic integrity.”
Previously, a spokesperson for the University of Sydney said the use of the name ‘Freya’ was ‘completely’ a coincidence.