Jenny Aitchison\u2019s media release this morning and her anticipated performance at her press conference today show just how far the Minns Labor Government will stretch the truth to take credit for projects they did not plan, did not fund and did not start.
The Western Harbour Tunnel, like the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Harbour Tunnel before it, have been projects delivered by NSW Liberals and Nationals governments.
All Labor has done is cut ribbons and issue media releases for projects built on the back of NSW Liberals and Nationals planning.
Jenny Aitchison calls it Labor\u2019s \u201cfirst new harbour crossing in 30 years\u201d but the facts tell a different story. The Sydney Harbour Bridge passed through the NSW Parliament under the conservative government in 1922. The Sydney Harbour Tunnel was delivered by the Greiner and Fahey Coalition Governments and opened in 1992. The Western Harbour Tunnel was approved and funded by the previous NSW Liberals and Nationals Government well before Labor took office.
For a government that constantly shouts about \u201cpublic ownership\u201d, Labor\u2019s record on privatisation tells the real story.
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For all their talk about \u201ckeeping things public\u201d, Labor has privatised billions worth of public assets and delivered infrastructure deals through PPPs.
Jenny Aitchison and Chris Minns might talk about \u201cLabor\u2019s vision\u201d but the truth is every piece of rail, metro and road she now cuts ribbons for was planned, funded and contracted by the NSW Liberals and Nationals. From the Sydney Metro to WestConnex, NorthConnex, M8, M12, and the very Western Harbour Tunnel she boasts about today, the groundwork was planned, funded and laid by the NSW Liberals and Nationals.
And let\u2019s not forget, her boss Premier Chris Minns knows better than anyone how the system works. As senior staffer to former Labor Roads Minister Carl Scully, Chris Minns helped design Sydney\u2019s toll road network.
Leader of the Opposition Mark Speakman said Jenny Aitchison\u2019s media release shows Labor\u2019s selective memory at its worst.
\u201cLabor has a long history of selling what it cannot manage, then trying to take credit for what it did not build,\u201d Mr Speakman said.
Shadow Minister for Transport and Roads Natalie Ward said every road, bridge and metro she has tried to claim was from Labor was delivered by the NSW Liberals and Nationals.\u201d
\u201cInstead of rewriting history, Labor should try delivering something of its own. NSW deserves builders, not broadcasters,\u201d Ms Ward said.
If Jenny Aitchison spent half as much time delivering her own projects as she does polishing NSW Liberals and Nationals achievements, she might finally build something her government could truly call its own.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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