The political fight over the SRL is heating up as Jacinta Allan and John Pesutto try to find a politically advantageous way through the divisive project.
In August, two former NSW Liberal premiers – Dominic Perrottet and Mike Baird – joined the current premier, Labor’s Chris Minns, to celebrateFrom left: Former NSW Coalition premiers Dominic Perrottet and Mike Baird, with Premier Chris Minns and Transport Minister Jo Haylen at Barangaroo metro station in Sydney.
Currently, the political fight over the SRL is heating up as both major parties bicker about the future of the project, and whether Victorians want it at all.signed tunnelling contract “No one supports it except Premier Allan and Minister Danny Pearson. Even senior members of her own cabinet have expressed reservations about this project and don’t want it to proceed,” he claimed.Removing the political rhetoric, it is possible that these two opinions can be true simultaneously., Labor has since taken it to two state elections, including the party’s 2018 landslide victory.Polling also suggests the loop is popular.
This two-truths narrative goes some way to explaining why Liberal MPs at a state and federal level are walking a fine line when it comes to the future of the project. Instead of calling for it to be scrapped entirely, state Opposition Leader John Pesutto are insisting it be paused until the government starts to pay down its debt.
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