NSW Premier speaks out on Vic Liberal defeat

Mr Perrottet, the last of two Liberal premiers surrounded by a sea of red as well as a Labor federal government, said he was “not focused on giving tutorial lessons to Liberal leaders in other jurisdictions” following the Victorian thrashing. The NSW Premier, who heads into March’s election following dismal results for the Liberals in Victoria, South Australia and nationally in 2022, said he was confident voters would back his “government that has been driving new policy and better outcomes”.NSW Liberal MPs voiced concerns over the minor drop in their vote in Victoria (-0.7 per cent), although it paled in comparison to Labor’s 5.8 per cent drop across the state. The likely election of two Teal candidates in Victoria also emphasised the need for the messaging to Sydney’s western suburbs and regional NSW to be “pitch perfect”, as the Teals gun for north Sydney. While the vote was disastrous for the Liberals, their Coalition partners will breathe a sigh of relief after the Nationals in Victoria won an extra three seats on top of the six they already held – a comfort for Nationals in NSW who face a threat from minor party the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers. Text messages filled with political gossip and discussing the Victorian election pinged among NSW Labor MPs over the weekend. Despite their party’s result south of the border, it’s understood Labor MPs are well aware it’ll have little bearing on the March vote. While they’ll enjoy their southern counterparts’ victory, the dynamics are completely different between Daniel Andrews’ government retaining power and a NSW Labor movement trying to wrest it back after 11 years in the wilderness. Mr Perrottet on Sunday said his campaign would draw on a list of accomplishments and infrastructure projects currently underway, saying “Rome wasn’t built in a day”, despite his party being in power since 2011. He also wouldn’t be drawn on the Liberal Party’s failure in other states, saying “I’m not there to tutor them”. “I’m focused on our people. That’s what drives me every single day. I’m not focused on giving tutorial lessons to Liberal leaders in other jurisdictions,” he said. Mr Perrottet said he had sent Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews a congratulatory message on election night. Mr Andrews, who is now in sight of being the state’s longest serving Labor Premier, also received a glowing message from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who gushed in a statement: “Over the past eight years, through the toughest of times, from the pandemic and the Black Summer bushfires to the floods still inflicting their devastating toll on communities, Dan Andrews and the Labor government have been there”.

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Mr Perrottet, the last of two Liberal premiers surrounded by a sea of red as well as a Labor federal government, said he was “not focused on giving tutorial lessons to Liberal leaders in other jurisdictions” following the Victorian thrashing. The NSW Premier, who heads into March’s election following dismal results for the Liberals in Victoria, South Australia and nationally in 2022, said he was confident voters would back his “government that has been driving new policy and better outcomes”.NSW Liberal MPs voiced concerns over the minor drop in their vote in Victoria (-0.7 per cent), although it paled in comparison to Labor’s 5.8 per cent drop across the state. The likely election of two Teal candidates in Victoria also emphasised the need for the messaging to Sydney’s western suburbs and regional NSW to be “pitch perfect”, as the Teals gun for north Sydney. While the vote was disastrous for the Liberals, their Coalition partners will breathe a sigh of relief after the Nationals in Victoria won an extra three seats on top of the six they already held – a comfort for Nationals in NSW who face a threat from minor party the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers. Text messages filled with political gossip and discussing the Victorian election pinged among NSW Labor MPs over the weekend. Despite their party’s result south of the border, it’s understood Labor MPs are well aware it’ll have little bearing on the March vote. While they’ll enjoy their southern counterparts’ victory, the dynamics are completely different between Daniel Andrews’ government retaining power and a NSW Labor movement trying to wrest it back after 11 years in the wilderness. Mr Perrottet on Sunday said his campaign would draw on a list of accomplishments and infrastructure projects currently underway, saying “Rome wasn’t built in a day”, despite his party being in power since 2011. He also wouldn’t be drawn on the Liberal Party’s failure in other states, saying “I’m not there to tutor them”. “I’m focused on our people. That’s what drives me every single day. I’m not focused on giving tutorial lessons to Liberal leaders in other jurisdictions,” he said. Mr Perrottet said he had sent Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews a congratulatory message on election night. Mr Andrews, who is now in sight of being the state’s longest serving Labor Premier, also received a glowing message from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who gushed in a statement: “Over the past eight years, through the toughest of times, from the pandemic and the Black Summer bushfires to the floods still inflicting their devastating toll on communities, Dan Andrews and the Labor government have been there”.