Mark Speakman
Leader of the Opposition
Scott Farlow
Shadow Minister for Planning and Public Spaces
The Minns Labor Government has cemented its place as the government of taskforces, round tables and inquiries, with Premier Chris Minns once again choosing to dodge real action by announcing yet another taskforce, as exclusively revealed by the NSW Opposition on radio yesterday. No work, no outcomes—just endless committees and hollow promises.
This is at least the 51st time Chris Minns has promised “action” through a taskforce, round table or inquiry, yet all we’ve seen is a government that has become an expert in the blame game.
It’s been almost 20 months since Chris Minns came to office, but the tally of real results sits at zero. What has Labor achieved in all this time?
Even the latest “secret” housing taskforce, reportedly set up in September under the former Infrastructure NSW CEO Janine Lonergan, hasn’t delivered anything beyond rhetoric.
With housing approvals down 14.8% in September, if this taskforce had actually made a difference we would expect to see a dramatic improvement in the October figures.
So far, all we have is another round of empty promises with no real outcomes for the people of NSW.
Opposition Leader Mark Speakman said Chris Minns’ approach to government is all snakes and no ladders. He’s content to create endless taskforces without ever reaching the top.
“This is a government obsessed with announcing, not achieving. Minns is turning NSW into a state of 51 task forces and zero outcomes,” Mr. Speakman said.
Shadow Minister for Planning and Public Spaces Scott Farlow said the Minns Labor Government’s playbook is to create a taskforce, shift the blame, and move on to the next media opportunity.
“NSW is facing a housing crisis, yet Minns has done nothing but stage media stunts. The people of NSW deserve a government that rolls up its sleeves—not one that just points fingers,” Mr. Farlow said.
After 20 months, the Minns Labor Government continues to operate on endless talk, and the NSW public has nothing to show for it.