Labor’s premier-elect describes victory as ‘humbling experience’ that came from having an ‘ear to the ground’ on cost-of-living pressures
New South Wales premier-elect Chris Minns has described Labor’s victory as a “humbling experience”, insisting the party’s success after 12 years in the political wilderness was the result of having an “ear to the ground” on cost-of-living pressures in Australia’s largest state.
Labor was criticised during the campaign for running a small-target campaign that focused heavily on a few key pillars of ending privatisation, removing a public sector wages cap and investing in the health and education workforce. “New South Wales has voted for a government that’ll do what good Labor governments do – get things done, and deliver good and publicly owned services. I know that’s whatRead more
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