Labor and Chris Minns are hoping to return to power after 12 years in opposition
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Good morning and welcome to our rolling news coverage on a day that will be dominated by the state election in New South Wales.
The election promises to be the closest for 16 years following a run of fairly comfortable Coalition wins. Labor, under the leadership of Chris Minns, believes it will end its 12-year stint in the wilderness but the Coalition is pinning its hopes on premier Dominic Perrottet’s disciplined campaign. The final Newspoll of the election pointed to a Labor win by 54.5% to 45.5%, a 6.5% swing since the 2019 election and enough to secure 10 seats. Can they do it? Here’s everything you need to know about the big day.
Continue reading…Labor and Chris Minns are hoping to return to power after 12 years in oppositionGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our rolling news coverage on a day that will be dominated by the state election in New South Wales.The election promises to be the closest for 16 years following a run of fairly comfortable Coalition wins. Labor, under the leadership of Chris Minns, believes it will end its 12-year stint in the wilderness but the Coalition is pinning its hopes on premier Dominic Perrottet’s disciplined campaign. The final Newspoll of the election pointed to a Labor win by 54.5% to 45.5%, a 6.5% swing since the 2019 election and enough to secure 10 seats. Can they do it? Here’s everything you need to know about the big day. Continue reading…