NSW government slides further into trouble as Perrottet struggles for clear air

By Andy Marks, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Strategy, Government and Alliances, Western Sydney University

Clear air is essential ahead of an election. Space to make the case to voters. Room to build positive momentum. And yet, hurtling towards a poll in March 2023, the NSW Liberal-National government is gasping for breath.

Questions over the relinquished New York trade office appointment of former NSW Nationals leader John Barilaro have sucked substantial oxygen from premier Dominic Perrottet’s efforts to renew a 12-year-old administration.
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