{"id":13251,"date":"2021-10-05T13:52:22","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T13:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=13251"},"modified":"2021-10-05T13:52:22","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T13:52:22","slug":"dominic-perrottet-media-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2021\/10\/05\/dominic-perrottet-media-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominic Perrottet media statement"},"content":{"rendered":"

I want to start by acknowledging the events of the last few days have been difficult for a lot of people – and I think we all understand why.
\nUnexpected change can bring uncertainty and sometimes that can feel unsettling.
\nBut as hard as it may be, we all have a duty to keep going.
\nToday begins a new chapter in the story of NSW. One that we will all write together.
\nI am honoured that my colleagues have asked me to help write that chapter as Premier – and I thank them for the confidence that they have put in me.
\nThe first thing I want to do is acknowledge and pay tribute to my predecessor Gladys Berejiklian, whose strong and steady leadership has seen us through so many challenges.
\nEveryone would agree that her hard work, tireless dedication and total commitment is second to none.
\nShe\u2019s been an inspiring role model for many – especially women and migrant communities and – that\u2019s just one of the reasons why there\u2019s been such an outpouring of support over the last few days.
\nIt is my hope that I will continue to live up to the strong leadership Gladys has shown throughout this pandemic.
\nSecondly, I\u2019d like to acknowledge and congratulate my Deputy, Stuart Ayres, who\u2019s long been a fighter for Western Sydney – and that\u2019s where the heart of this government will be.
\nThirdly, to my wife Helen and our kids: without your love and support I simply would not be here today.
\nBeing Premier is a great honour – but I want to be clear that the job I have committed to today is not just to lead NSW, but to serve the people of our State.
\nToday is not about us, sitting in Macquarie Street, it’s about the 8 million people who call our great State home.
\nFor the past 18 months together we have been battling the storm that is COVID-19.
\nSome have lost their lives. Many have lost their livelihoods. So many sacrifices – big and small – have been made by so many for so long.
\nNot being able to leave our homes, not being able to go to work, not being able to see our loved ones.
\nParents having to work and homeschool at the same time. Many have missed weddings, many have missed funerals, and the opportunity to say goodbye to their loved ones.
\nThese sacrifices are never easy and we know they have taken a huge toll – physical, financial and psychological.
\nIn our regional communities, this has also come on the back of droughts, floods and fires.
\nYou don\u2019t get to choose the times in which you live – and this is one of the most challenging times the people of our state have ever faced.
\nBut NSW has never shied away from a challenge. And we\u2019re rising to this one as well.
\nFor long months, we have fought the good fight – helped by the quality of our health care, and our strong economic foundations that have kept people in jobs and business in business.
\nAnd now, while there are still more challenging days to come, there is light at the end of the tunnel – thanks to the way our community has responded.
\nWe want NSW to bounce back, stronger, safer and more successful than ever before.
\nTo get back to the life we love and the freedoms that we hold dear. As a former Treasurer, I know that a strong society needs a strong economy.
\nThat\u2019s why our first priority will be to continue the plan we have started – keeping people safe, opening up the economy and securing our recovery.
\nUp until now, all of our Liberal leaders have been infrastructure premiers – building roads, rail, schools and hospitals for communities right across our State.
\nThat won\u2019t change with me.
\nBut I\u2019ll also be a family premier – focusing on how we can make life better for working families – living the Liberal values of opportunity, aspiration and hard work.
\nThe true strength of NSW is in its people.\u00a0Our tradies, working mums and dads, small business owners, community groups, and frontline workers – our teachers, nurses, doctors, paramedics, firies and police.
\nOur state is a rich tapestry with a rich heritage – from our proud First Nations people, to those who have come here from every corner of the globe.
\nNo matter who you are, where you\u2019ve come from or what you believe, it is the greatest privilege of my life to represent and serve all of you.
\nI know how big the challenge ahead is – but I love NSW – and that is the passion that will fuel me and my team.
\nA stable, united government is vital to getting on with the work we have begun, so there will be no cabinet reshuffle until we are through this challenge.
\nOur team will bring the energy and the experience to get our safely open state, and then take it to the next level.
\nWe live in the best State in the best country in the world, and together, we will make it even better.
\nDominic Perrottet<\/strong>
\nPremier of New South Wales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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