Chris Minns is just another government-for-government hack.
Senior ministers in the NSW government made three major announcements in the Hunter over the last week, while the Premier’s headline announcement at the state Labor conference earlier this month was the unveiling of a $12 billion, train manufacturing facility for the region.
The pursuit of a deal with the federal government to jointly-fund the continued operation of the region’s Tomago aluminium smelter is also being driven by anxiety over what job losses would mean for Labor’s support.
