POLITICAL realities meant western Sydney was the main battleground in last month's NSW election. But while election campaigns can often be built around areas where the few have the casting vote for the many, the governments they choose must rise above the temptation to deliver only what is expedient and popular.
As Labor heartland at state level, the Hunter was always poised for a stronger voice in the Minns cabinet than it had perhaps been afforded under the Perrottet government. The writing was on the wall in the former premier's absence from this city, a few visits to the Hunter in Metford and Dungog notwithstanding.
