Gambling reform, planning changes and environmental issues put forward as crossbenchers’ priorities as counting continues
New South Wales Labor will come under pressure to go further on gambling reform than a modest trial of the cashless gaming card, with several crossbench MPs prioritising the issue as part of their support for a minority government.
Five days after polls closed in the state, and with a new interim government sworn in to power, Labor still needs two additional seats to reach the 47 needed to govern in its own right.former Coalition minister turned independent Gareth Ward
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