A morning cycle with school children soon turned into a bumpy Friday for NSW Labor leader Chris Minns as a star election candidate withdrew.
But the biggest potholes were on the premier's path as self-induced scandals led to a minister's mea culpa and another MP moving to the political wilderness.
Finance Minister Damien Tudehope revealed that he'd owned shares in the state's major toll road owner, Transurban, throughout his eight-year parliamentary career.