Dominic Perrottet has sought to explain why Peter Dutton was absent from the Liberals NSW election campaign launch, along with the party's former state premiers.
Mr Perrottet appeared before the party faithful in Sydney's south-west on Sunday to spruik the Coalition's policies as it seeks to win a fourth consecutive election.
There was also no sign of former premiers Gladys Berejiklian and Mike Baird at Sunday's launch, while Barry O'Farrell is overseas as Australia's High Commissioner to India. Mr Perrottet was quizzed on ABC News Breakfast on Monday why Mr Dutton was not part of his launch, with NSW the last remaining Coalition government on the mainland.
Dominic Perrottet is aiming to lead the Coalition to its fourth consecutive election win in NSW. Picture: NewsWire/ Monique Harmer "I wanted John Howard there, and I'm focused on the future. So, that's the reason we made that decision," he said.
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