NSW Lib Updates

NSW Lib-Nats To Restore Free Travel For School Children
Written by Barry O'Farrell MP & Andrew Stoner MP
The NSW Liberal/Nationals will restore free travel for school children across NSW, NSW Opposition Leader Barry O’Farrell, NSW Leader of The Nationals and Shadow Minister for Education Andrew Stoner and Shadow Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian announced today.

“This is bad policy from the State Labor Government for three reasons – it hits families, it puts student’s safety at risk and it worsens congestion around schools,” Mr O’Farrell said.

Labor Robs Climate Change Fund: Uses It For Govt Departments Instead Of Families And Business
Written by Pru Goward MP
The State Labor Government has robbed its own Climate Change Fund to pay for its own departments to go green, leaving families and businesses without environmental subsidies, Shadow Minister for Environment and Climate Change Pru Goward said today.

The Mini-budget papers reveal $18 million from the NSW Climate Change Fund will be gifted to the Department of Housing to be spent on retrofitting public housing stock with water and energy efficiency devices. (Appendix A page 7).

Rees In Denial About Area Health Service Mini-Budget Cuts: Continues To Mislead
Written by Jillian Skinner MP
Nathan Rees continues to engage in spin and deliberately mislead the community on cuts to the health portfolio in the mini-budget, Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today.

“When presented with his deception on morning radio, Nathan Rees chose spin over actually telling the truth,” Mrs Skinner said.

Health Cuts In Mini-Budget: Mergers, Closures And Continuing The Blame Game
Written by Jillian Skinner MP
The mini-budget slices nearly a billion dollars from the health portfolio, including cutting Area Health Service funding by $205 million, proposes unworkable mergers, downgrades nurse staffing and continues Labor’s health blame game – instead of tackling the problems plaguing our hospitals, Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today.

“There is a total of $205 million in cuts to Area Health Services across the state, listed as ‘local savings strategies’,” Mrs Skinner said.

Disability Dept Property For Sale While People Miss Out On Full-Time Care
Written by Andrew Constance MP
Revelations the State Labor Government will sell property belonging to the Department of Ageing Disability and Home Care in the mini-budget comes at a time when 1,700 people with a disability missed out on supported accommodation in the past twelve months.

“It is outrageous there are currently 39 properties intended for people with a disabilities that, in many circumstances, have remained vacant for more than twelve months,” Mr Constance said.

Della Bosca’s Blame Game On Health Infrastructure: Breaks Promise To Tell The Truth
Written by Jillian Skinner MP
Despite telling the public the fate of their hospital upgrades will be known when the mini-budget was delivered, Health Minister John Della Bosca has mislead the community, by now trying to pass the buck to the Federal Government, Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today.

“Mr Della Bosca has deliberately mislead the community about the fate of their hospital upgrade projects,” Mrs Skinner said.

Labor’s Lies On Health Budget: Rees Caught Out Being Loose With The Truth... Again
Written by Jillian Skinner MP
Nathan Rees has been caught out being loose with the truth yet again, after telling the public there would be no health cuts, and then delivering a mini-budget requiring Area Health Services to cut more than $200 million from their budgets over four years, Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner said today.

“Nathan Rees has been loose with the truth yet again when trying to spin away the fact his government is cutting more than $200 million from local Area Health Services,’ Mrs Skinner said.

Mini Budget Fails To Take NSW Off Credit Watch
Written by Mike Baird MP
Despite the Mini Budget introducing new and higher taxes, slashing infrastructure and axing public transport services, NSW is still on negative credit watch because the NSW Labor Government has run the State into the ground, Shadow Minister for Finance Mike Baird said today.

“The ratings agencies have today confirmed the Mini Budget has failed to lift NSW off negative credit watch and the outlook will not be reassessed until at least 2010. Clearly they have lost confidence in Labor’s management of this State,” Mr Baird said.

O’Farrell Commits To Economic Framework And Fiscal Priorities
Written by Barry O'Farrell MP
NSW Opposition Leader Barry O’Farrell today re-committed the NSW Liberal/Nationals to a set of economic goals and fiscal commitments to restore the State’s finances.

“Governments can only deliver essential services and infrastructure by running disciplined budgets and providing the right environment for strong economic growth,” Mr O’Farrell said.

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