{"id":21641,"date":"2023-07-03T04:02:29","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T04:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=21641"},"modified":"2023-07-03T04:02:29","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T04:02:29","slug":"100-days-of-a-minns-labor-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2023\/07\/03\/100-days-of-a-minns-labor-government\/","title":{"rendered":"100 Days of a Minns Labor Government"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In our first 100 days the Minns Labor Government has hit the ground running to address the serious challenges facing NSW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We were elected with a clear mandate to scrap the wages cap and sit down for a genuine negotiation with our frontline workers including nurses, paramedics, teachers, firefighters and police. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We were elected to rebuild health and education in NSW and reinvest in our essential workforce \u2013 to put people back at the heart of government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And from the moment our team was sworn in we have been working hard to make this happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ve made good progress \u2013 with a lot more to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ve smashed the wages cap and delivered the biggest pay rise to public sector workers in NSW in over a decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the first step to resolving the state\u2019s essential worker recruitment and retention crisis after 12 years of Liberal-National wage suppression. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ve already transferred thousands of temporary teachers and support staff in our schools to permanent contracts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ve begun the transition to safe staffing levels in our hospitals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re making renting fairer while delivering more affordable housing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ve made serious progress in reforming planning in NSW to deliver more supply and quality homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The NSW Government has also enshrined the protection of publicly-owned assets including Sydney Water and Hunter Water in the constitution and taken significant steps to reduce the impact of energy price increases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ve had a productive first session of parliament, with 13 bills passed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But we\u2019ve made clear the biggest challenge we face is the budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since forming government in March, we have been upfront with the people of NSW about the economic challenges we have inherited from the former government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They handed over to us the largest debt in our state\u2019s history, with the state on track for a record $187.5 billion in debt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Incoming briefs have also uncovered a $7 billion black hole of unfunded programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 100 days the Minns Labor Government has hit the ground running, but there is still much more to do \u2013 every member of this government is committed to building a better future for NSW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is just some of what the NSW Labor Government has already achieved:<\/p>\n\n\n\n