Dominic Perrottet and Chris Minns have faced off in a lively leaders’ debate. Seven Herald experts give their verdicts.
– Lucy Cormack, Tom Rabe, Matt Wade, Jordan Baker, Matt O’Sullivan, Harriet Alexander and Michael Koziol – ran their eyes over the arguments and performances of both leaders.Credit:There were plenty of sparks throughout this debate, with notable flashpoints on privatisation, tolls and the Coalition’s infrastructure record: roads, public transport and development.
It wasn’t all one-way traffic though. Minns was shaky on his plan to scrap the public sector wages cap, and couldn’t guarantee nurses and teachers would earn more under a Labor government. But even when the premier was meant to be asking the questions, he ended up being forced to respond to Minns’ counter-arguments. I thought the Labor leader was the one who looked most in control through most of the debate.
But Perrottet landed a hit when he accused Minns of a lack of vision and recalled the repeated promises of the former Labor government to build a north-west rail line, which was eventually built by the Coalition. He drew attention to the downside of Minns’ caution and expectation management, which is the lack of a grand plan for the state’s future.
Minns, on the other hand, repeatedly hammered Perrottet over whether the Coalition will privatise Sydney Water to pay for mega projects if it is re-elected to government, something the premier again ruled out.
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