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| Chris Minns sworn in as NSW premier while Labor remains short of a majority after election | Chris Minns sworn in as NSW premier while Labor remains short of a majority after election |
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| Party remains two seats short of governing in its own right as three crossbenchers promise supply | Party remains two seats short of governing in its own right as three crossbenchers promise supply |
| Chris Minns has vowed to “hit the ground running” after being sworn in as the 47th premier of New South Wales alongside his interim cabinet on Tuesday morning. | Chris Minns has vowed to “hit the ground running” after being sworn in as the 47th premier of New South Wales alongside his interim cabinet on Tuesday morning. |
| He has become the state’s first Labor premier in 12 years, but it remains unclear if he will be able to form a majority government with the results in key seats yet to be determined. | He has become the state’s first Labor premier in 12 years, but it remains unclear if he will be able to form a majority government with the results in key seats yet to be determined. |
| “We know this is a big responsibility and we can’t wait for those responsibilities of office,” Minns said shortly after becoming premier. | “We know this is a big responsibility and we can’t wait for those responsibilities of office,” Minns said shortly after becoming premier. |
| The deputy premier, Prue Car, said it was an honour to be sworn in. | The deputy premier, Prue Car, said it was an honour to be sworn in. |
| “We know that there are seats still yet to be determined but what we do know is the people of NSW sent us a clear message on Saturday,” she said. | “We know that there are seats still yet to be determined but what we do know is the people of NSW sent us a clear message on Saturday,” she said. |
| “They want us to get straight to work on some really important challenges for NSW ahead and we’re ready for those challenges and to get to work straight away.” | “They want us to get straight to work on some really important challenges for NSW ahead and we’re ready for those challenges and to get to work straight away.” |
| Initial priorities for the government include addressing fish kills at Menindee, flood recovery, hospitals and transport issues including recent delays on Sydney’s rail network. | |
| Chris Minns is the NSW premier. pic.twitter.com/vttC9s12zX | Chris Minns is the NSW premier. pic.twitter.com/vttC9s12zX |
| As counting continued after Saturday’s election, Labor remained two seats short of the 47 needed to form a majority government and the Liberals looked set to claim the seat of Pittwater, where they had been in a neck-and neck contest with independent Jacqui Scruby. | As counting continued after Saturday’s election, Labor remained two seats short of the 47 needed to form a majority government and the Liberals looked set to claim the seat of Pittwater, where they had been in a neck-and neck contest with independent Jacqui Scruby. |
| If Labor fails to pick up two more seats, Minns and his team will be forced to bargain with the crossbench on key policies. | If Labor fails to pick up two more seats, Minns and his team will be forced to bargain with the crossbench on key policies. |
| Liberal candidates have taken the lead in Goulburn, Terrigal, Winston Hills, Holsworthy and Miranda. Labor’s lead in Kiama has also slipped, with independent Gareth Ward likely to win the seat. | Liberal candidates have taken the lead in Goulburn, Terrigal, Winston Hills, Holsworthy and Miranda. Labor’s lead in Kiama has also slipped, with independent Gareth Ward likely to win the seat. |
| “All the inside information I have says that Gareth Ward will win Kiama so Labor can’t reach a majority,” the ABC’s chief election analyst, Antony Green, wrote on Twitter on Monday night. | “All the inside information I have says that Gareth Ward will win Kiama so Labor can’t reach a majority,” the ABC’s chief election analyst, Antony Green, wrote on Twitter on Monday night. |
| Ward was a senior Liberal before he was dumped from the party and suspended from parliament last year after being charged with historical rape and indecent assault offences. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges. | Ward was a senior Liberal before he was dumped from the party and suspended from parliament last year after being charged with historical rape and indecent assault offences. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges. |
| Labor and the Coalition have insisted his suspension from parliament would continue if he was re-elected pending the outcome of his criminal case. | Labor and the Coalition have insisted his suspension from parliament would continue if he was re-elected pending the outcome of his criminal case. |
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| Re-elected independents Alex Greenwich, Joe McGirr and Greg Piper have confirmed they will offer confidence and supply to the new government if Labor fails to win 47 seats. | Re-elected independents Alex Greenwich, Joe McGirr and Greg Piper have confirmed they will offer confidence and supply to the new government if Labor fails to win 47 seats. |
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| “[We] look forward to a strong and consultative working relationship with premier-elect Chris Minns and his team,” they said in a joint statement. | “[We] look forward to a strong and consultative working relationship with premier-elect Chris Minns and his team,” they said in a joint statement. |
| Greens MP Jenny Leong said the Greens would work with the crossbench and Labor to progress the party’s agenda of stronger rental and environmental policies. | Greens MP Jenny Leong said the Greens would work with the crossbench and Labor to progress the party’s agenda of stronger rental and environmental policies. |
| “We are very committed to working with the new parliament to make sure that we’re delivering on the reforms that we need to see,” she said. | “We are very committed to working with the new parliament to make sure that we’re delivering on the reforms that we need to see,” she said. |
| “What’s very clear from this result – and the numbers are tightening day by day – is that it’s not a winner takes all [in] this parliament [and] what we’re looking at here is a historically large crossbench.” | “What’s very clear from this result – and the numbers are tightening day by day – is that it’s not a winner takes all [in] this parliament [and] what we’re looking at here is a historically large crossbench.” |
| Balmain has been claimed by the Greens candidate, Kobi Shetty, after Labor’s Philippa Scott conceded on Monday. | Balmain has been claimed by the Greens candidate, Kobi Shetty, after Labor’s Philippa Scott conceded on Monday. |
| Shetty said the win was historic for her party because if was the first time they had been able to hold on to a seat after the resignation of a Greens MP. | Shetty said the win was historic for her party because if was the first time they had been able to hold on to a seat after the resignation of a Greens MP. |
| “It is an incredibly exciting win for the Greens in this state,” she said outside parliament on Tuesday morning. | “It is an incredibly exciting win for the Greens in this state,” she said outside parliament on Tuesday morning. |
| Scott said she was proud of the campaign and the 8% swing towards Labor in the seat after the retirement of Greens MP Jamie Parker. | Scott said she was proud of the campaign and the 8% swing towards Labor in the seat after the retirement of Greens MP Jamie Parker. |
| The Liberal leadership also remained unresolved on Tuesday. Former ministers Anthony Roberts, Mark Speakman and Alister Henskens remain in contention after Dominic Perrottet resigned as leader and former treasurer Matt Kean ruled himself out. | The Liberal leadership also remained unresolved on Tuesday. Former ministers Anthony Roberts, Mark Speakman and Alister Henskens remain in contention after Dominic Perrottet resigned as leader and former treasurer Matt Kean ruled himself out. |