Sky News Reporter Julia Bradley stated NSW leaders Dominic Perrottet and Chris Minns put forward “really different visions for western Sydney” if they were to win the election for Premier.
Ms Bradley said western Sydney is one of the “fastest growing
regions in Australia” with it having an “economy bigger than Brisbane”.
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