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Barry OFarrells

Barry OFarrell has broken an extraordinary 200 promises in his first year as Premier.
We have seen the OFarrell Government send electricity prices soaring and increase public transport fares by almost double the rate of inflation, instead of delivering on key election commitments to keep the cost of living down. NsW has lost tens of thousands of jobs and the OFarrell Government is sending the state into rolling Budget deficits for the first time in more than 15 years, instead of keeping our economy strong. The OFarrell Government has also broken its promise to duplicate the Pacific Highway by 2016 in partnership with the Commonwealth and cut much needed police from the areas dealing with the worst spate of drive by shootings in a decade. Mr OFarrells promise of a scandal free government has been farcical, with the Parliamentary secretary for Police, steve Cansdell forced to resign in disgrace and the Minister for Gaming and racing, George souris embroiled in the sordid star casino affair. The Premiers refusal to sack education Minister adrian Piccoli and environment Minister robyn Parker, despite their appalling dereliction of ministerial duty, only makes a mockery of his promise of higher standards. The people of NsW were promised more and deserve better. I will continue to record each and every broken promise the OFarrell Government makes to ensure the Premier is held to account.

NSW OppOSitiON Leader

John robertson

OFarrell Ministers breakdown of broken promises:

Minister:
Barry OFarrell: Premier, Minister for Western Sydney Gladys BereJIklIaN: Minister for Transport JIllIaN skINNer: Minister for Health and Medical Research Pru GOWard: Minister for Family and Community Services, Minister for Women adrIaN PICCOlI: Minister for Education and Training duNCaN Gay: Minister for Roads and Ports Brad Hazzard: Minister for Planning and Infrastructure GreG PearCe: Minister for Finance and Services, Minister for the Illawarra GreG sMITH: Attorney General, Minister for Justice CHrIs HarTCHer: Minister for Resources and Energy, Special Minister of State, Minister for the Central Coast kaTrINa HOdGkINsON: Minister for Primary Industries, Minister for Small Business rOByN Parker: Minister for the Environment and Heritage aNdreW sTONer: Deputy Premier, Minister for Trade and Investment, Minister for Regional Infrastructure and Services MIke BaIrd: Treasurer MICHael GallaCHer: Minister for Police, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for the Hunter kevIN HuMPHrIes: Minister for Mental Health, Minister for Healthy Lifestyles, Minister for Western NSW aNTHONy rOBerTs: Minister for Fair Trading GeOrGe sOurIs: Minister for Tourism, Major Events, Hospitality and Racing, Minister for the Arts

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We have absolutely no plans to privatise either the generators or the poles and wires.
Barry OFarrell, 28 January 2011

not a single dollar is going to be taken off the budget bottom line, not an additional dollar of debt is going to be added to the states balance sheet.
Mike Baird, 24 March 2011

the oFarrell Government is privatising the states generators in a move that will send energy prices soaring for nsW households and put 15,000 jobs at risk. When asked by opposition Leader John robertson: is the Government considering repealing the longstanding ban on uranium mining and exploration in nsW? premier oFarrell: no.
Hansard, 4 August 2011

Barry oFarrell has destroyed the budget, plunging the state into deficit for the next four years and doubling Government debt to over $15 billion. A nsW Liberals and nationals Government will deliver the nsW health and hospital system an additional 1,390 beds.
Health policy document

oFarrell Government passes Bill in Legislative Assembly allowing uranium exploration in nsW for the first time in 26 years. the Coalition is absolutely committed to not only continuing the upgrade of the pacific Highway, but to actually speeding the process up to make sure the job is done by 2016.
Andrew Stoner, 3 February 2011

Government document reveals 405 beds up and running prior to the 2011 election will be counted in the 1,390 new beds promise which will mean nsW hospitals miss out on one third of the new beds they were promised. We have to stop the boom-or-bust cycle by ensuring that police numbers remain at the levels we need to fight crime effectively.
Barry OFarrell, 20 March 2011

oFarrell Government no longer supports the 50:50 funding split needed to duplicate the highway by 2016.

Government figures reveal that Greater Metropolitan sydney police stations are currently understaffed, with another 242 police officers needed on the ground immediately just to meet basic operational demands.

As the parent of school age children, i would expect government to do everything possible to replace these heaters only an incompetent and inexperienced premier would ignore parent and teacher concerns.
Barry OFarrell, 29 May 2009

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the oFarrell Government is committed to improving the lives of people with a disability and making the lives of their families and carers easier.
Minister for Disabilities, Andrew Constance, ADHC newsletter

oFarrell Government has confirmed it wont replace unflued heaters in nsW schools. the people of western sydney are not the dumping ground for sydney, especially this radioactive waste. it is unsafe waste material and should not be dumped in our community.
Member for Mulgoa Tanya Davies, 19 October 2010

More than 700 students with disabilities left stranded and unable to get to school for weeks because the education Minister, Adrian piccoli failed to properly renew transport contracts with drivers. police would keep their rights to collective bargaining, awards and an independent umpire.
Mike Gallacher, 20 March 2011

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Barry oFarrell has reversed the former governments policy and will dump 5,000 tonnes of the north shores radioactive waste in kemps Creek. the nsW Government remains committed to ensuring that we increase the number of children accessing preschool in the year before school.
Adrian Piccoli, 9 November 2011

the oFarrell Government has cut entitlements for police officers who are seriously injured or disabled in the line of duty.

We will raise Ministerial standards of behaviour.

(Contract with NSW)

the oFarrell Government introduced fees for the first time at public preschools costing parents up to $200 extra per child, per week. Were going to get the cost of living down.
Mike Baird, 6 May 2011

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the oFarrell Government has increased public transport fares by 5.4 per cent - almost double the rate of inflation, costing the average commuter from penrith, parramatta or Gosford an extra $156 per year. the nsW Liberals and nationals are committed to returning local planning powers to local communities through their councils.
Planning policy document 2011

Gaming Minister George souris embroiled in sordid star casino affair and admits he knew about sexual harassment allegations at the star in January but failed to inform the independent Liquor and Gaming Authority, in line with his ministerial responsibilities.

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parliamentary secretary for police, steve Cansdell forced to resign in disgrace after admitting to signing a false statutory declaration.

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oFarrell Government is considering rezoning 43 wish list sites developers want for massive housing estates, against the wishes of the local councils.

new parliamentary secretary for police, Geoff provest caught accepting a banned political donation.

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Deputy premier Andrew stoner referred to iCAC after it was revealed he had been receiving the highest solar Bonus scheme feed in tariff, despite failing to pay his deposit before the deadline. Aboriginal Affairs Minister Victor Dominello caught speeding. parliamentary secretary for police, Geoff provest caught pushing the purchase of a former national Mps land for a police station.

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if response times continue to lengthen, then its a case of lives being put in danger.
Jillian Skinner, 16 November 2009

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oFarrell Government policy keeps paramedics on call at their homes to save money, instead of hiring adequate numbers of paramedics on night duty reducing response times. the nsW Liberals and nationals believe government has a role in ensuring women enjoy the same quality of life and opportunities which are available to men.
Status of Women policy document

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the old politics of smear and fear and untruths is the past.
Barry OFarrell, 12 March 2011

parliamentary Budget office, Acting nsW treasury head Michael Lambert and standard & poors confirm the premier and treasurer lied about the existence of a budget black hole. Demountables are supposed to be used for temporary purposes only.
Adrian Piccoli, 21 December 2008

the premiers expert Advisory Council for Women, responsible for specialist advice to the nsW Government about issues affecting women in nsW, has been scrapped. the nsW Government will give priority to passenger movement.
Gladys Berejiklian, 15 September 2011

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tens of thousands of students will be stuck in demountable classrooms indefinitely because the oFarrell Government has scrapped the demountable replacement program. Develop better processes for establishing renewable energy facilities such as commercial scale solar farms and wind farms.
Sustainable energy policy document

passed legislation to give rail freight priority over passenger trains, which will see commuters face longer and more frequent delays across the Cityrail network. Any shredding or destroying of documents is totally unacceptable.
Barry OFarrell, 13 March 2011

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no changes to shredding policy. our plan to rebuild the nsW economy begins by improving the competitiveness of small business and supporting their potential.
Small business policy document, 2011

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We havent approved any [wind farm] applications and if i had my way, we wouldnt.
Barry OFarrell, August 2011

Cancelled small Business september, MicroBiz Week, the young entrepreneurs program and the Women in Business mentoring program.

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in the 2011/2012 Budget, the oFarrell stoner Government has delivered the largest increase in funding for mental health in the states history.
Kevin Humphries, 2011

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i am very pleased to say that the almost 1,800 letters have now been typed up and sent to general practitioners. it can be guaranteed that this will not happen again
Jillian Skinner, Hansard, 17 October 2011

there has been a $69.6 million cut in real funding for mental health services in the 2011/12 Budget. A nsW Liberals and nationals Government will introduce mandatory life sentences for those convicted of the murder of police.
Mike Gallacher, 20 June 2011

Widower receives a bill from nepean Hospital in December for her late husbands mesothelioma treatment - despite the fact he had passed away 18 months earlier. the nsW Liberals and nationals are committed to the significant reform of child protection services to better protect vulnerable children.
Children at risk policy document

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Legislation passed by the oFarrell Government includes a loophole which will make it harder to convict a person who has killed a police officer. the Liberals and nationals presently have no plans to privatise any further prisons.
Mark Neeham, February 2011

100 child protection workers sacked and a staffing freeze implemented across the department responsible for caring for vulnerable children. the nsW Liberals and nationals will take action to help improve the choices and wellbeing for seniors.
Seniors policy document

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Government confirms it is considering the privatisation of prisons in 2011/12 Budget. A Liberal Government would commit to supporting the outcomes of the [AsU] case. Ms Goward has been a long term and vocal supporter of equal pay.
Barry OFarrell, March 2011

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suspended funding to VisionCare nsW in a heartless move that will force an estimated 26,000 seniors and residents to live without glasses. What commuters deserve and should have is station staff equipped to deal with issues on a daily basis.
Gladys Berejiklian, 7 April 2009

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the oFarrell Government refuses to back the equal pay case for community sector workers. the days of giving the planning Minister sweeping powers to approve developments at the stroke of a pen with virtually no consultation with local communities are over.
Barry OFarrell, 4 April 2011

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At least 95 stations risk losing their staff under the oFarrell Governments cost cutting review of railCorp. We need to set the right priorities and provide more resources for better facilities with more beds, more nurses, and goals that reduce waiting times.
Health policy document

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the desirable course is to work with councils, but at the end of the day the state Government and i, as planning Minister, have the capacity to rezone without their concurrence.
Brad Hazzard, 30 January 2012

emergency Department waiting times and ambulance off stretcher times increasing across the state under the oFarrell Government, with waiting times peaking at levels not seen since the swine Flu crisis.

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one Minister will have responsibility for both the education and training and Juvenile Justice portfolios.
Barry OFarrell, NCOSS 2010 conference

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the Government can reject the independent pricing and regulatory tribunals recommendations. i call on the Government to do so.
Andrew Stoner, 24 June 2010

Adrian piccoli is Minister for education and training. there is no oFarrell Government Minister for Juvenile Justice. if clinicians are saying this [Firstnet] system is putting lives at risk, then we need to halt the roll-out and sit down with frontline health workers and find out how to make it work.
Jillian Skinner, 7 March 2011

the oFarrell Government passed on an 18 per cent price rise to electricity bills after only four months in office. My government will improve working conditions for nurses.
Jillian Skinner, 12 May 2011

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Health Minister sat on an independent report detailing serious problems with the Firstnet system for more than six months. the nsW Liberals and nationals are committed to a marine parks policy that is based on science, not political outcomes.
Recreational fishing policy

Heath Department issues new directive ordering that the first member of nursing staff to take sick leave on a morning or afternoon shift will not be replaced, seven days per week. in Government, the nsW Liberals and nationals will bring back the offence of drunk and disorderly.
Liberal and Nationals policy document

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Government ignored the findings of an independent audit panel that the current system of marine parks be maintained, and is now undertaking a review of the review. our resources for the regions package will inject up to $160 million in our first term into infrastructure projects in communities affected by mining.
Andrew Stoner, 28 February 2011

the intoxicated and Disorderly Conduct Bill does not bring back the offence of drunk and disorderly. i believe in openness - the facts should always be on the table and allowed to speak for themselves.
Jillian Skinner, health policy document

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Minister tabled annual 2010/11 nsW Health report on 21 December, weeks behind schedule and only days before the Christmas break to avoid scrutiny. place downward pressure on the cost of living.
2021 Plan

no funding set aside for the resources for the region package over the Budget forward estimates. We wont let home ownership become a distant dream for young people across this state.
Barry OFarrell, Liberal Party campaign speech, 2011

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Dumped stamp duty concessions for first home buyers, which will force up to 95,000 first home buyers to pay an extra $10,000 to $20,000 in tax on their first property purchase.

Barry oFarrell announced a ban on the sale of unleaded petrol, which would have sent prices soaring for families, business owners and those unable to buy new cars only backflipping because of a public backlash.

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Ban family members of politicians working in ministerial offices.

Barry OFarrell, 6 March 2011

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premier confirms a number of ministerial staff are relatives of current and former Coalition Mps. regional relocation Grants will apply to the purchase of a home between 1 July 2011 and 30 June 2015 and a maximum of 40,000 grants will be payable.
Mike Baird, 23 March 2011

our system will remain with WorkCover and the industrial relations Commission playing their roles. We dont have any plans to go further than that.
Greg Pearce, 11 March 2011

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the oFarrell Government has confirmed it is considering merging the states tribunal system, including the industrial relations Commission. education Minister Adrian piccoli promised to personally intervene in teacher wage negotiations.
Daily Telegraph, 9 December 2011

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$100 million cut to the regional relocation Grant program will see 13,000 fewer grants provided to families relocating to regional council areas over four years. initiatives since being elected include an accommodation support facility for the tweeds growing number of young homeless people.
Geoff Provest, National Party website

education Minister has refused to personally intervene in teacher salary negotiations. the nsW Liberals and nationals will deliver better value for money in government procurement. We will require every department to use whole-ofgovernment contracts.
Make NSW Number One Again policy

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no funding allocated for a tweed homeless shelter by the oFarrell Government. infrastructure nsW will comprise an independent chair.
Liberal Party policy document 2011

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education Minister Adrian piccolis own schools policy breaks this promise. schools will not be required to comply with departmental or whole-ofgovernment procurement guidelines. the nsW Liberals and nationals are committed to conserving nsWs unique national parks and wildlife.
Environment policy document

Former Liberal premier and key Liberal fundraiser nick Greiner appointed Chair of infrastructure nsW. the nsW Liberals and nationals have a plan for kick starting regional nsW. it involves building the infrastructure, creating jobs and bringing the people.
Regional kick start policy

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Abolished the Department of environment, Climate Change and Water. We will provide $10 million to pilot community and workplace health checks for the early identification of persons with a chronic disease at risk of hospitalisation.
Community Pharmacies policy document

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Government planning to expand road maintenance contestability across the state, which would see private contractors carry out country road works instead of local councils putting local jobs at risk.

only $2 million set aside over four years for community health checks.

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Duncan Gay promises a standalone parliamentary secretary for recreational Fishing.

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16 additional express [Campbelltown] train services, one per hour from 6am to 10pm.
Barry OFarrell, 20 February 2011

no standalone parliamentary secretary for recreational Fishing in the oFarrell Government. the nsW Liberals and nationals will ensure the conservation needs of the grey nurse shark are met well into the future.
Recreational fishing policy document

no new express services for Campbelltown. six new [Central Coast] services, including a direct link between the Central Coast and Macquarie park/ Macquarie University.
Barry OFarrell, 20 February 2011

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oFarrell Government lifted bans on high risk fishing methods designed to protect the critically endangered grey nurse shark at Fish rock and Green island.
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no new express services for the Central Coast. [there will be] no cost for Foi applications and the establishment of mandatory deadlines.
Election policy document

premier promises to freeze dividends paid by power and water companies because of the pressure it places on prices.
19 April 2011

increased the dividend Hunter Water pays the nsW Government by a whopping 23 per cent. i want to be seen as the infrastructure premier.
Barry OFarrell, 27 December 2010

oFarrell Government changes to the Government information public Access (GipA) Act fails to waive costs for Foi applications and establish compulsory deadlines. the public needs to be absolutely confident that decisions are made in the public interest, and are not unduly influenced by sectional, commercial or private interests.
Lobbyist policy

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the oFarrell Government will spend $400 million less on infrastructure in the 2011/12 Budget than the former Government had budgeted for. one extra AM peak express [Blue Mountains] train service each weekday.
Barry OFarrell, 20 February 2011

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infrastructure nsW Chair nick Greiner is a paid consultant and former Chair of trility pty Ltd which is bidding to buy the sydney Desalination plant. no family member would expect their loved one to be treated in a room where medical supplies and other equipment is stored.
Jillian Skinner, 2007

no new express service for the Blue Mountains. Five new [penrith] services including one extra AM peak hour express train service each weekday and two extra AM and two extra pM semi-express services.
Barry OFarrell, 20 February 2011

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no new express services for penrith.

Minister fails to take action when a royal north shore Hospital patient is kept in a storage room and given a cowbell to attract nurses attention. im sorry that he isnt in a room with chandeliers and glorious views.

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We will offset the cost of the solar bonus scheme against uncommitted funds in the Climate Change Fund to ensure that prices do not have to rise.
Liberal Party policy document, 2011

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the nsW Liberals and nationals Government will encourage more nurses to work in the nsW public health system
Jillian Skinner, 12 May 2010

$12 Climate Change Fund levy will be added to household electricity bills each year. For $9 million we could have this [Gipp street recreational] centre up and running.
Tanya Davies, 20 January 2011

oFarrell Government charged nurses $10,000 for a retraining course just so they could re-enter work in the public health system until a public backlash forced them to backdown. the nsW Liberals and nationals are committed to ensuring that our environment is protected.
Protecting our natural environment policy

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Mp concedes there is no funding allocated for the Gipp street recreational facility in Mulgoa. the Department of education and training should preserve this [seaforth tAFe] site to retain educational flexibility for the Manly area.
Mike Baird, 10 April 2008

Delayed national park declarations at the Yathong and Wilbertroy state Forests, leaving them without protection from heavy logging. our action plan to make sydney liveable again will stimulate construction.
Housing policy 2011

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seaforth tAFe remains closed. [ethics] classes will be on this year and will continue next year and beyond.
Adrian Piccoli, 3 February 2011

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nsW housing commencements are at their lowest levels since the GFC under the oFarrell Government (December 2011 quarter). What i can commit to is doing everything possible to keep future increases in power and water as low as possible.
Barry OFarrell, 19 April 2011

oFarrell Government holds a parliamentary inquiry into ethics classes and forces parents and advocates to defend the popular alternative to scripture. Create a unit of the Deputy premier within the Department of premier and Cabinet.
National Party policy document 2011

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oFarrell abandons a scheduled $55 million funding increase to the energy vouchers program to help disadvantaged families and pensioners pay their electricity and gas bills. the nsW Liberal and national parties will completely overhaul the states 30 year old planning legislation to ensure it provides greater certainty, transparency, timeliness and merit-based decision-making.
Planning policy document

there is no new unit of the Deputy premier within the Department of premier and Cabinet. We will introduce a renewable energy buy-back scheme.
Energy policy document 2011

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solar energy feed in tariff scheme dumped.

independent Commission Against Corruption (iCAC) report into the nsW planning system has revealed the oFarrell Governments new planning system risks corruption.

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We are delivering on our plan to kick start regional nsW.

Andrew Stoner, 6 September 2011

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We must ensure that housing not only meets shelter needs but also is a gateway to accessing crucial services.
Pru Goward website

Government closes Berrima and kirkconnell prisons stripping hundreds of local jobs from the regional communities. A priority area is getting more women into leadership positions, including on Government boards.
Pru Goward speech, 6 March 2012

Government has refused to top up funding for public housing maintenance and will not provide any funding for non life threatening repairs until 1 July 2012. Attorney General Greg smith supports a trial needle exchange program in prisons.
1 March 2011

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Barry oFarrell removed the requirement that 50 per cent of all new appointments to Government boards and committees be women.
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no trial needle exchange program in nsW prisons. We will require juvenile graffiti vandals to appear before the court...and empower courts to suspend convicted graffiti vandals drivers licenses.
Graffiti policy document

the delivery of accessible and affordable dispute resolution services [is] a priority for the nsW Liberals and nationals Government.
Anthony Roberts, 23 September 2011

Closed the parramatta office of the Consumer trade and tenancy tribunal. [We will] ensure that we cut back on waste and mismanagement, and better applying taxpayer dollars will be part of it.
Barry OFarrell 2011

premier abandons legislation required to implement his graffiti election promises in the nsW parliament. not enough has been done to protect our national parks for future generations to explore and enjoy.
Environment policy document

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in December, Barry oFarrell signed a contract with the M5 operator which will cost taxpayers $600 million in additional tolls to pay for only $350 million of road works. [spending $1 million replacing the Hornsby Hospital roof] is like putting a new windscreen wiper blade on an old, clapped out bomb of a car and expecting the driver to do better.
Jillian Skinner, 5 March 2010

oFarrell Government allowing firewood collection in the Gulpa, Millewa and Moira precincts of the Murray Valley national park, which are famous for river red gums. We will appoint a fully independent open Government Commissioner within the office of the nsW ombudsman.
Open government policy

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no open Government Commissioner appointed.

Announces $1 million will be spent fixing the leaking roof at Hornsby Hospital, instead of the $50 million promised to rebuild the hospital.

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establish a Commissioner of Victims rights to advise government, advance victims rights, and assist victims in their interactions with government agencies and other organisations.
2021 Plan

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Within three months of taking office, an Aquifer interference regulation will be implemented.
Strategic land use election policy 2011

no Aquifer interference regulation introduced after one year in office. the only party talking about developing Western sydney parklands is the Labor party.
Greg Pearce, 16 February 2011

no Commissioner of Victims rights has been established under the oFarrell Government. education Minister Adrian piccoli signed tAFe pledge during election campaign promising to back tAFe teachers and guarantee funding. piccoli transferred 13,000 tAFe workers to the federal industrial relations system with no consultation and no commitment to maintain existing wages and conditions. the time has come for nsW to establish an Judicial Appointments Commission ...to restore public confidence in judicial appointments.
Greg Smith 2008

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oFarrell Government will develop two industrial sites in the pristine Western sydney parklands nature reserve. Convene a roundtable (including representatives of peak infrastructure and housing bodies, suppliers of utility infrastructure and services and local government) to assess where contestability can be most effectively applied.
Start the Change document

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no Judicial Appointments Commission established. the nsW Liberals and nationals will consult with the community prior to the tender for a Coal and Coal seam Gas exploration Licence.
Strategic land use election policy 2011

no industry roundtable has been convened on increasing contestability for housing infrastructure delivery. the nsW Liberals and nationals will close the gap between metropolitan and regional economies by offering more economic opportunities in regional nsW.
Planning for prosperity policy 2011

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Cabinet given power to bypass independent advisory panels to approve CsG extraction licenses if the project offers exceptional value. Where CsG activities involve interference with groundwater systems, we will require that proponents must obtain an Aquifer interference Approval.
Strategic land use election policy 2011

Closed four regional trade and investment small business offices in tweed Heads, Broken Hill, Coffs Harbour and Goulburn that support local business. We are determined to make the next ten years the decade of decentralisation.
Decentralisation 2011 policy document

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Aquifer interference restrictions will only occur in the extraction process and not the lengthy exploration period beforehand, which would still allow significant damage to potentially occur.

Closed five nsW industrial relations offices in Gosford, penrith, Wagga Wagga, Coffs Harbour and orange.

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establishment of a parliamentary oversight committee to guarantee improvements in renewable energy investment resulting from the electricity sale.
Mike Baird, 19 June 2008

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the serious sex offenders legislation ...should be extended to cover serious violent offenders.
Greg Smith, 7 April 2010

not included in electricity generator sale legislation. We will not cut the number of public holidays in nsW.
Barry OFarrell, 6 March 2011

the oFarrell Government has not legislated to extend the serious sex offenders legislation to serious violent offenders. A nsW Liberals and nationals Government will extend the existing light rail service in the inner West.
Transport policy document, 2011

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Cancelled the newcastle regional show public holiday. the nsW Liberals and nationals will raise the participation of nsW four year olds at two day a week preschool to 95 per cent during our first term of government, by providing up to an additional 25,000 preschool places.
Nationals policy document, 2010

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oFarrell Government has delayed the project until 2014 and scrapped the GreenWay an integral part of the inner West light rail extension. We will do whatever is possible within the contractual arrangements to ensure that taxpayers start to get a fairer deal [on the desalination plant].
Barry OFarrell, 28 February 2012

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no funding for new preschool places in forward estimates. establish a set of ethics and values for Ministers and the public service [in legislation].
Make NSW Number One Again document

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the oFarrell Government will pass on sydney desalination plant electricity trading losses to water users for the first time. A nsW Liberals and nationals Government will create a Bureau of Womens statistics.
Womens policy document 2011

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set of ethics established for the public service, but not oFarrell Government Ministers. the nsW Liberals and nationals will reduce reliance on external consultants.
Savings strategy policy

there is no Bureau of Womens statistics in nsW. the nsW Liberals and nationals will produce an annual report on the status of women in nsW.
Womens policy document

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transport Minister Gladys Berejiklian spent $18 million in ten months on private consultants, without adding a single new train or bus service. With sydneys spiralling knife epidemic, penalties of imprisonment need to be extended to cover possession of any knife, without reasonable excuse.
Greg Smith website

there has been no annual report on the status of women under the oFarrell Government. only a nsW Liberals and nationals Government will deliver more frequent and reliable services.
Gladys Berejiklian, 1 December 2010

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no extension of prison terms for knife crime.

signalling failures on the rail network have topped 250 incidents per month, causing serious delays.

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A nsW Liberals and nationals Government will shine the spotlight on womens issues.
Womens policy document

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the nsW Government will introduce tough new offences to combat organised crime in further support of police in their war on drive by shootings.
Barry OFarrell, 13 February 2012

Minister for Women, pru Goward scrapped the nsW Woman of the Year award for international Womens Day 2012. the nsW Liberals and nationals are committed to making nsW number one again and female participation in the workforce is critical to achieving this goal.
Womens policy document

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Consorting laws introduced by government exposed as a farce - with crime families automatically exempt and police told to give criminals official warnings before they can lay charges for certain offences. the nsW Liberals and nationals will pursue a new era of open government.
Open government policy 2011

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Coalition Mps refuse to support flexibility in the workplace and voted against pushing back a committee meeting by 15 minutes to allow Bankstown Mp and mother of three, tania Mihailuk to drop her children at childcare. All carers in nsW should be recognised, valued and supported by the community and by the government.
Seniors policy document

Banned the release of all public service briefs prepared for the government on coming to office against the advice of the information Commissioner and freedom of information experts. the Government is committed to increasing restoration and permanency to children and young peoples support and care.
Pru Goward website

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Community services Minister pru Goward tried to force grandparents and other kinship carers to demand child support payments from the birth parents of children they care for. our planning policy includes the thorough examination of enhanced buffer zones and ring fencing.
Strategic land use election policy 2011

slashed the post-adoption allowance from $16,000 to just $1,500 a year for children who are adopted by their foster parents, making it a far more difficult option for foster parents to consider.

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no reference to ring fencing in the draft strategic land use strategy. Within one year of taking office, regional strategic plans will be underway in the Liverpool plains, Gloucester region, Gunnedah, Upper Hunter and southern Highlands.
Strategic land use election policy 2011

We will end the scandals.

Barry OFarrell, 2011.
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Londonderry Mp, Bart Bassett charged after being caught drink driving on his way home from parliament. tamworth Mp, kevin Anderson caught running his government relations company after he was elected.

no plans in place.
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What I stand for is honest, competent and stable government.

Barry OFarrell, campaign speech 2011

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the nsW Liberals and nationals will restore trust and confidence in our public service, and uphold the tenants of sound and accountable Westminster government.
Restoring trust policy

premier fails to uphold the basic Westminster principle of Ministerial responsibility and sack Ministers who fail in their duty of care, such as Adrian piccoli and robyn parker. the nsW Liberals and nationals first priority for nsW is unashamedly restoring economic growth.
Make NSW Number One Again

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premier refuses to sack environment Minister robyn parker for unparalleled displays of incompetence, including failing to warn stockton of a toxic chemical leak twice and claiming logging protects koalas. premier stands by Adrian piccoli despite revelations the education Minister lied to the parents of disabled children and the premier about when he first knew of problems with the disabled transport scheme and failed to inform parents once directed to by the Boston report. the nsW Liberals and nationals will pilot sobering-up centres in two metropolitan and one regional entertainment districts across nsW.
Barry OFarrell, 18 May 2010

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Unemployment has increased to 5.2 per cent, wages are falling, job advertisements are falling and the standard and poors nsW ratio has increased from 98.5 per cent to 115.5 per cent closer to the trigger for a ratings downgrade of 120 per cent. We will commit resources where they are needed, not where it is politically convenient.
Health policy document

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no sobering up centres being trialled. i promise to devolve responsibility and accountability to those closer to the patient such as local health district board members.
Jillian Skinner, 1 July 2011

Health Minister misled parliament by claiming Armidale Hospital was not invited to resubmit for federal funding for a redevelopment, despite receiving the opposite advice sabotaging major health works in tony Windsors federal seat of new england. We will ensure expense growth will be less than, or equal to, revenue growth.
Make the NSW Economy Number One Again

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Health Minister breaks promise to devolve responsibility and reveals under parliamentary privilege that she sacked highly respected businessman roger Corbett Ao as Chair of the sydney Childrens Hospital network Board because of a personal vendetta.

expenses growing faster than revenue in the 2011/12 Budget and deteriorated further in the half year review.

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nsW Government apps for mobile phones to enable users to obtain, free of charge, real time information on how to best access customer services.
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We will need more public servants, not less.

Barry OFarrell, Fate of our State debate 2011

At least 5,000 public sector jobs cut in the 2011/12 Budget with more job cuts flagged. public servants will be no worse off under this [industrial relations amendment] policy than they were under Labors policy.
Barry OFarrell speech, 2011

no nsW Government app with ways to access cross agency government services. introduce a single nsW Government 24 hours, seven days a week, phone number providing callers with information about government services.
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Government services number still operates from 8.30am 5pm Monday to Friday. Mr oFarrell said he was determined to do everything possible to assist families facing increased cost of living pressures.
Media release, 31 January 2012

University of sydneys Workplace research Centre found a nurse would be $12,232 worse off and a teacher $14,580 worse off each year had the oFarrell policy been applied over the decade. the nsW Liberals and nationals have no plans to change mining royalties.
Mike Baird, 8 March 2011

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the oFarrell Governments plan to introduce distance tolling on un-tolled roads will cost western sydney motorists up to $25 just to travel to the city. Merge the existing three distributors into a metropolitan and a regional electricity distribution network.
Electricity policy document

Mining royalties increased in the 2011/12 Budget with federal revenue for mining communities redirected into the oFarrell Governments coffers. We will retain the same cabinet as shadow cabinet, in terms of portfolios and people.
Barry OFarrell, 2011

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shadow Ministers Catherine Cusack, Greg Aplin and Melinda pavey all dumped from the Government frontbench. every employee who is skilled and works hard will have a job running sydney ferries.
Gladys Berejiklian speech, 2011

oFarrell Government slashing three energy distributors to just one, which will see 800 workers sacked and services decimated. regional nsW will also be left without a dedicated energy supply company. i state for the record that a future oFarrell Government will honour all accepted applications as a matter of faith.
Catherine Cusack speech, 2010

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one in six staff working for sydney Ferries will be sacked by the oFarrell Government. We will trial 50 new student support officers at a cost of $13 million over four years.
Education policy document

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Announced the solar tariff would be cut from 60 cents to 40 cents for people already in the scheme before backflipping after public outrage.

Budget papers only allocate $11 million over four years and fails to mention how many student support officers will be cut.

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im not going to sell out our mandate, sell out those people who have supported us, simply to trade votes with minority interests in the states Upper House.
Barry OFarrell, 28 March 2011

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i am delighted to commit an oFarrell Government to delivering $3 million towards the [polding st and Cumberland Highway] intersection upgrade.
Andrew Stoner, March 2011

premier took reverend niles Bill to repeal ethics classes to Cabinet and allowed him to bring on debate to repeal the classes at the expense of Government business - in exchange for passing his industrial relations legislation. in the first 100 days we will enact campaign finance legislation that includes restricting political donations to individuals.
100 Day Plan

no funding set aside for polding st and Cumberland Highway intersection at Fairfield in Budget forward estimates. pensioners fought long and hard for this increase and the Liberals and nationals were right beside them in this fight we are not going to stand by and let the keneally Labor Government steal this money from them.
Barry OFarrell, 20 September 2010

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Barry oFarrell didnt introduce legislation until 12 september 2011 and it wasnt passed until 16 February 2012. the Liberals and nationals will fast track the delivery of sewerage to Yanderra households for a new delivery year of 2014/15.
Housing policy document

reversed former Governments decision to freeze rents and increased social housing rent for pensioners by $11.90, more than one third of their hard won pension increase. We will keep all [Department of primary industries] research centres open and fully fund them.
Duncan Gay, February 2011

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Amendment to the sydney Water operating license reveals planning will not commence for a sewerage connection in Yanderra until 2015. no date given for completion. the Liberals and nationals will fast track the delivery of sewerage to Douglas park households for a new delivery year of 2012/13.
Housing policy document

Cronulla Fisheries research Centre set to close. there will be planned and funded commuter car parking for Granville.
Gladys Berejiklian, 2011

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no funding for a Granville commuter car park in the Budget forward estimates. the Government has committed $500 million towards both the upgrade of the princes Highway and the completion of the south nowra upgrade.
Duncan Gay, 2011

Amendment to the sydney Water operating license reveals delivery of Douglas park sewerage connections will not take place until 30 June, 2014. the Liberals and nationals will fast track the delivery of sewerage to Wilton households for a new delivery year of 2012/13.
Housing policy document

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$300 million shortfall in funding over Budget forward estimates.

Amendment to the sydney Water operating license reveals delivery of Wilton sewerage connections will not take place until 30 June, 2014.

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We want to offer teachers a smorgasbord of incentives [to teach at hard to staff schools]. some may be attracted by transport incentives, housing incentives, monetary incentives.
Adrian Piccoli, 23 February 2011

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Barry oFarrell promised $350 million for a Hunter infrastructure Fund on top of the Hunters 2011/12 existing budget of $1.7 billion under the former Government.
Newcastle Herald, March 2011

no new incentives to attract teachers to hard to staff schools. installation of lifts at oatley station to improve accessibility.
Liberal Party election leaflet

oFarrell Government cuts the funding promised to the Hunter by almost $1 billion and only delivers $1.2 billion. We believe that openness and transparency are the best ways to deliver better services and results for the community.
Start the Change document

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no funding set aside in Budget forward estimates for oatley station. installation of lifts at narwee station to improve accessibility.
Liberal Party election leaflet

shut down the parliamentary Budget office to avoid scrutiny. premier said appointing too many Mps to special positions was political parties looking after themselves first and the community last.
January 2010

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no funding set aside in Budget forward estimates for narwee station. panania station to receive new lift.
Glenn Brookes, March 2011

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64 of 88 Liberal and national Mps rewarded with new titles and pay rises. A solar summit will ensure the further development of solar energy in nsW.
Liberals and Nationals policy document

no funding set aside for an easy access upgrade at panania station in forward estimates. the nsW Liberals and nationals will be an honest government.
Barry OFarrell, 2010

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premier caught out lying about the impact of a carbon tax on public transport fares, when he knew nsW treasury advice said that any impact would be less than 0.5 per cent. this new [three strikes] tough measure will apply to all licensed venues whether pubs, clubs, nightclubs, bottle-shops or restaurants.
George Souris, 19 November 2010

solar in nsW has stopped dead in its tracks since the solar summit. A solar company in western sydney cut 30 jobs and the largest provider of solar panels in Australia has gone into receivership. the public service has been racked by nepotism and political appointments in nsW for too long, and today we start the change to end that process.
Barry OFarrell, 1 April 2011

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Clubs will be exempt from losing their liquor licenses under the Governments legislation.

A conga line of Liberal and national party mates have been appointed to government roles including former Liberal Mps John Brogden, nick Greiner, Helen Coonan, patricia Forsythe, Bruce Baird, Wendy Machin, Andrew tink, Jim Lloyd, tim Moore, John Hannaford, peta seaton, robert Webster, and Andrew Humpherson.

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installation of lifts at pendle Hill train station.

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our task is to deliver on our election commitments, including $100 million to upgrade roads in western sydney.
Tanya Davies, March 2011

no funding allocated over forward estimates in Budget. What they need now is a state Government that is open, transparent and honest about what happened.
Jillian Skinner on an incident at Westmead Hospital, September 2010

2011/12 Budget delivers $195 million cut to western sydney roads funding. only a nsW Liberals and nationals Government will help restore the status of agriculture in nsW by creating a standalone Department of primary industries.
Duncan Gay, 25 February 2011

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When Westmead Hospital ran out of water for four hours, the Minister failed to inform the community and a member of the public raised the alarm. installation of lifts at toongabbie station.
Liberal Party election leaflet

Department of primary industries falls under Department of trade and investment super-agency. Wentworth Falls station a priority.
Roza Sage, Blue Mountains Gazette, January 2011

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no funding allocated over forward estimates in Budget. i have no plans to privatise nsW ports.
Duncan Gay, August 2011

no funding allocated. $2 million for upgrades to the intersection of the Cumberland Highway and Darcy road, Westmead. We will have money on the table ready to go in our first year of Government.
Andrew Stoner, 4 March 2011

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port Botany will be privatised under oFarrell Government. A nsW Liberals and nationals Government will ensure the nsW Lobbyists register covers all those seeking to influence Government decisions.
Liberal Party policy document, 2011

no funding allocated in Budget 2011/12. this bill would... ensure that a paediatrician oversights the medical management of any person under the age of 18 who is admitted as a patient in an adult ward of the hospital within 24 hours of the persons admission.
Jillian Skinner, 2008

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premier met with and appointed Australian Hotels Association lobbyist Brian ross to the Casino, Liquor and Gaming Control Authority board in clear breach of the Lobbyist Code of Conduct. there will be no impact on water prices as a result of the [Desalination plant] lease.
Restart NSW policy document

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the nsW Liberals and nationals are committed to empowering clinicians and giving them a real say on how to deliver the best patient care to their local Health District.
Health policy document

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Widening Henry Lawson Drive and Canterbury road.

Glenn Brookes, August 2011

no funding allocated for project in Budget forward estimates. environment package to help regenerate bushland and waterways at Harris Creek in Holsworthy.
Member for Menai Melanie Gibbons, March 2011

Minister replaced the only local doctor from the tweed area on the northern nsW Local Health District Board with two prominent national party members. A nsW Liberals and nationals Government will deliver honesty and transparency to the nsW health and hospital system.
Jillian Skinner, 2011

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Gibbons admits there is no funding and it wasnt on the Governments priority list. As soon as possible after the election, the people of riverstone will have a plan, completion dates and money to go with it [for the riverstone rail overpass].
Andrew Stoner, 22 July 2010

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Complaint lodged by smithfield Liberal Mp Andrew rohan after his local newspaper was banned from attending a local hospital visit with the Health Minister. the nsW Liberals and nationals will reopen Gulgong Hospital and build a new Multi purpose services health centre.
Jenny Gardiner, 25 June 2011

no funding allocated. $5 million for the construction of a Wollongong road pedestrian tunnel.
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Health Minister confirmed Gulgong Hospital will not be reopened. Weve got ourselves a very good major event probably the draw fixture of the current season for the nrL, and the nsW Government... is doing track work just where they shouldnt be.
George Souris, 2010

no funding provided over Budget forward estimates for a pedestrian tunnel. the Government has committed to strengthening police numbers by aiming for an authorised strength of 90 per cent and above for every command across nsW.
Mike Gallacher, 19 December 2011

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trackwork took place on the nrL Grand Final weekend in 2011 under the oFarrell Government. We want to attract major events to this city and we should be able to do this without causing traffic chaos.
Duncan Gay, 2011

police numbers have fallen below the authorised strength under the oFarrell Government for the first time in years. Hazzard vows not to keep former Governments planning rotten policies.
Brad Hazzard, 2011

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the M2 reduced to just one lane on the nrL grand final weekend, causing traffic chaos across the city.

Minister uses the same powers he called rotten to intervene in a development application for a police station in Leichhardt that looked set to be rejected by planners.

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Coalition promise of $8 million to purchase land for Calvary Mater newcastle expansion.
Barry OFarrell, 2011

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$7 million funding shortfall that will prevent the purchase of land for the hospital expansion. Brendan oreilly will conduct an independent inquiry into the newcastle chemical leak.
Barry OFarrell, 17 August 2011

the nsW Liberals and nationals understand that communities need assistance during natural disasters like the recent floods, and in Government we will ensure that nsW gets its fair share.
Andrew Stoner, January 2011

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Andrew stoner failed to apply for flood relief grants for Mid north Coast primary producers in June 2011 for six weeks delaying payments of up to $15,000 from the Commonwealth. the nsW Liberals and nationals is offering to return the Hunter region to honest, stable and competent government.
Barry OFarrell, 26 March 2011

Government documents prove environment Minister robyn parkers office drafted the terms of reference for the independent inquiry, which did not specifically look at the Ministers delay in passing on health warnings. the nsW Coalition has promised there will be no more cuts to agriculture jobs in the public service if it wins government on March 26.
Duncan Gay, 3 March 2011

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Minister for the environment, robyn parker fails to warn stockton families for 54 hours that their children were potentially exposed to toxic chemicals after a toxic leak from the orica plant. install a lift at Waratah train station.
Liberal Party election leaflet 2011

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11 scientists sacked from the Forest science Centre in West pennant Hills, with more job cuts flagged. the nsW Government is determined to stand with the people of the illawarra.
Barry OFarrell after 800 BlueScope job losses announced, August 2011

no funding allocated for Waratah train station. ill put regions at the heart of government.
Andrew Stoner, 28 March 2011

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Axed illawarra Advantage Fund which has created and retained more than 3,000 jobs in the illawarra. We believe that local decisionmaking delivers better outcomes for communities.
Planning policy document

national party break ranks and vote to make a submission opposing the oFarrell stoner Governments strategic land use policy because it fails to deliver on key pre election promises to regional nsW. transport Minister Gladys Berejiklian promises four new ferry routes this is great news for commuters who will now have more services and an expanded range of routes to choose from.
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Without meeting with the local community, the oFarrell Government went ahead and gazetted a change to ryde Councils Lep, giving the go ahead to the development of a 24-storey building on the controversial Civic Centre site.

three of the four new ferry routes wont go ahead after private operators pull out.

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My Director of Communications [peter Grimshaw] has stood aside pending an inquiry that ive asked the Director General of the Department of premier and Cabinet to undertake in relation to any breaches to the Ministerial staff code of conduct.
Barry OFarrell, 5 March 2012

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there will be no reductions that threaten the dams across nsW.

Barry OFarrell, 12 March 2012

premier restricts inquiry to investigating only one email to whitewash Mr Grimshaws involvement in the sordid star casino affair - despite the fact dozens of damning emails and texts from Mr Grimshaw have appeared in the media. it is not government policy to franchise CountryLink.
Gladys Berejiklian, 19 March 2012

state Water is slashing its capital expenditure on dam safety upgrades so it can meet the oFarrell Governments massive dividend requirements despite warnings many dams no longer comply with safety standards. Jillian skinner committed to restoring maternity services in the Greater Western Area Health service major reinvestment is needed to give country communities the maternity services they need and deserve.
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plans to carve CountryLink off from the rest of railCorp and be run by a separate operator currently being drawn up by oFarrell Government.
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no additional funding in Budget forward estimates to open new maternity services in the Greater Western Area Health region. We are determined to end that culture of promises and non-delivery.
Barry OFarrell speech, 2011

the nsW Liberals and nationals recognise a local bank account is essential to local purchasing. this is why we will ensure schools retain their local accounts.
Local Schools, Local Decisions policy

reaches 200 broken promises within one year of being elected premier.

oFarrell Government restructure of education finances will see millions of dollars in interest raided from school bank accounts. i value the input of principals, teachers, parents and the broader public education community.
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education Minister fails to consult with teachers before announcing major changes under the Local schools, Local Decisions policy.