NSW Premier says government is stable, despite persistent crossbench threats | lucycormack
The Premier was in Engadine on Monday to launch 10 Service NSW centres across Sydney, joined by Minister for Customer Service Victor Dominello, who used the opportunity to back Ms Berejiklian.
"We're in the middle of a pandemic, the community wants a strong leader. Leadership is not given by a badge or title ... leadership is given through action, being humble, being considered, being focused on delivery rather than headlines. this is what the Premier is doing day in, day out." Mr Dominello said he would work with "whoever the National party give us as their leader," but would not be drawn on whether he believed Mr Barilaro had not been humble or a good leader.It followed further inflammatory comments from Mr Barilaro to his Liberal colleagues "put up or shut up" ahead of Parliament sitting this week.
"I'll be in cabinet and I'll be at ERC [expenditure review committee] and I'll be as vocal as always, fighting for the bush," he said. Nationals MPs continued to back their leader on Monday, among them Water Minister Melinda Pavey, who said Mr Barilaro was trying to resolve an issue of which he had the support of the party.Our weekly newsletter will deliver expert analysis of the race to the White House from our US correspondent Matthew Knott. Sign up for the
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