An outspoken political commentator had reasons to celebrate on Sunday.
Freya Leach, 21, well known for her critical views, walked down the aisle at a Sydney church this weekend with new groom, NSW Young Liberals secretary Cooper Gannon.
The pair shared a glimpse at their ceremony in a series of Instagram Stories posts, with Freya wearing a sleeveless number with a long train.
The embellished gown featured a plunging neckline and pearl beading throughout along with a flowing veil.
Her brunette locks were worn down in soft waves and she opted for a warm makeup look with a muted pink lipstick.
The bride carried a bunch of cream and pastel orange blooms and completed the ensemble with dangling pearl earrings.
An outspoken political commentator had reasons to celebrate on Sunday
Freya Leach, 21, well known for her critical views, walked down the aisle at a Sydney church this weekend with new groom, NSW Young Liberals secretary Cooper Gannon. Both pictured
The pair shared a glimpse at their ceremony in a series of Instagram Stories posts
Cooper went 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 of the event, the newlyweds let loose on the dance floor together before partying into the night with their guests.
In one sweet moment, Cooper dipped his new wife at the end of the alter after they said ‘I do’ to share a romantic kiss.
‘We got married!’ Freya wrote in one 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.
Leach called Albanese the ‘worst PM of all time’ in a video posted to social media.
‘A genuine question. When will people realise that this Labor government under Anthony Albanese is terrible?’ she asked.
‘Guys, we are literally poorer. Inflation is going crazy, businesses aren’t investing, jobs aren’t being created.
Freya was wearing a sleeveless number with a long train
The embellished gown featured a plunging neckline and pearl beading throughout along with a flowing veil
Cooper went for a classic tuxedo with a white dress shirt and bow tie
He wore flowers on his lapel that matched his bride’s bouquet
‘If you don’t believe me, let me give you this one point. Australia has had the largest fall in real disposable income out of any country in the developed world.
‘You think that just happened out of nowhere? You think we just fell out of a coconut tree and became poorer.’
Australian households experienced an 8 per cent fall in inflation-adjusted disposable, or after tax, incomes over the past two years, the OECD revealed.
Albanese was confronted about the data on the ABC’s Insiders program on Sunday.
‘Other countries, Canada, the OECD average, they’re doing better than Australia with disposable income. Why is that?’ host David Speers asked.
‘Inflation peaked higher and earlier overseas than it did [in Australia]. Interest rates were higher overseas, inflation was higher and it was earlier,’ he explained.
‘The impact because of where we are in the supply chain occurred later here and hence why inflation, though that we inherited with a six in front of it when we came to office and rising, now has a two in front of it and is falling,’ Albanese said.
‘We got married!’ Freya wrote in one caption, before describing the day as ‘the most special’
In one sweet moment, Cooper dipped his new wife at the end of the alter after they said ‘I do’ to share a romantic kiss
In videos of the event, the newlyweds let loose on the dance floor together before partying into the night with their guests
Her brunette locks were worn down in soft waves and she opted for a warm makeup look with a muted pink lipstick
Leach, the director of youth policy with the Menzies Research Centre think-tank who led The University of Sydney Conservative Club, also argued Australians were made worse off, not better, by Labor’s spending on social programs.
‘This government has spent an extra $315billion since the last election which has fuelled inflation,’ Leach said.
Leach also took issue with Labor reviving multi-employer bargaining where wage rises at one workplace are replicated across others in the same sector.
That included labour hire staff who must receive the same per-hour pay as permanent staff under the ‘same jobs, same pay’ laws.
‘Their industrial relation laws have meant businesses don’t want to hire people. It’s just wages aren’t going up anyway, productivity is down, I could go on. This government sucks,’ she said.
Leach last year ran unsuccessfully as a Liberal candidate in the Sydney inner-west Greens electorate of Balmain.
She earlier made headlines in 2022 when Sydney University tore up a law exam after a the furious law student claimed her name had been used deliberately to portray a fictional HIV-positive killer.
Leach, then a second year student at the University of Sydney, said she was horrified to discover a right-wing woman also named Freya in her law assignment.
The bride carried a bunch of cream and pastel orange blooms
The wedding came just days after the young conservative activist said Australians are ‘literally poorer’ under Anthony Albanese (pictured)
The character kills a man, then has sex without disclosing her HIV-positive status and is ultimately murdered herself.
Leach claimed 20 fellow law students had texted her saying they believed the Freya in the assignment was based on her.
Sydney University said it had withdrawn the paper to preserve ‘academic integrity’.
‘We understand that many students have already dedicated a substantial amount of time to the short release assignment, and sympathise with and understand your frustration,’ the university told students, according to The Australian.
‘However, the university and the law school set a high value on the integrity of assessments, which are crucial to preserving the good standing of our qualifications for graduates, the legal profession and society.
‘Regrettably, we feel that there are no alternatives to withdrawing and replacing the short release assessment that would ensure academic integrity.’
Previously, a University of Sydney spokesperson said the use of the name ‘Freya’ was ‘entirely’ a coincidence.
