NSW state election

Labor leader Chris Minns accused the current Coalition NSW government of planning to sell off government assets such as Sydney Water to pay for the metro, ...

“Further improvement would have to be at the expense of other users of the road network, and that’s politically tough,” Clifton says. Labor and teal candidates have jumped on the issue, attacking the Coalition for privatising the operation of the routes. A protracted union dispute over pay and the design of the state’s new inter-city trains brought the city to a standstill in 2022, forcing passengers onto an already stretched bus system. Clifton says a series of disruptions in the weeks leading up to the election uncovered an ongoing backlog of maintenance issues. Connecting travellers to the hubs of Bankstown, Liverpool and Parramatta will be essential to the airport’s success. “We need to make sure that people can get to and from the airport; otherwise it’s going to be a white elephant,” Clifton told AAP.