“We’ll be having a leadership group meeting this afternoon with senior ministers elect in the coming hours to talk about our responsibilities to ensure that we’ve got our plans in place ready to go from day one,hour one,on behalf of the people in this state.”
Minns said his party was in a unique position,emboldened from Saturday’s thumping election win,to begin changing the direction of the NSW public sector by boosting staffing at schools and hospitals and legislating against further privatisation of government assets.
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“We’re not going to waste the day. The work starts today,and we’re very serious and our message to the people of NSW is we’re not taking an hour or a day off,” he said.
Minns confirmed Summer Hill MP Jo Haylen would become the state’s next transport minister,and expected her to receive immediate briefings on the city’s beleaguered train system,which suffered serious delays as recently as Saturday evening.
Meanwhile,Labor deputy Prue Car will also keep her shadow portfolio and become education minister,as will Ryan Park with health.