One year ago, the people of NSW voted for a fresh start.

In the twelve months since Labor's election, I have been working every day to build a better New South Wales.

That includes travelling around our great State, talking to people, listening to what they want from their Government.

From those conversations, it is clear that people want firstly, more teachers in our schools their children can access a quality education.

They want more healthcare workers in our hospitals, so they can rely on excellent care when they need it most.

They want a faster, more reliable public transport system and an end to privatisation and the endless price gouging it allows.

And perhaps most importantly, they want to see more well-located, high quality, affordable housing, so the next generation is not locked out of homeownership.

Each of these are big issues. None will be solved in a single year.

But over the past twelve months, we have made significant progress in addressing the issues that matter to you.

We have started rebuilding our essential services, by abolishing the wages cap and delivering pay rises to recruit and retain more nurses, teachers and paramedics.

We have announced significant planning reforms to increase the supply of affordable, well-located and well-build homes around our train station and transport hubs.

We have introduced a $60 toll cap and reduced the toll for trucks, to get them off our local roads and back onto the M5 East.

After record teacher vacancies under the previous Liberal Government, we have made 16,000 teachers and support staff permanent. Already, teacher vacancies are down 20 percent.

After a blowout in waiting lists under the former Liberal Government, we have slashed the number of overdue surgeries by 80%, so that people are not waiting in pain for potentially life-saving surgery.

And after inheriting the largest ever debt passed down from one government to another, we have reduced that debt by $13 billion.

This is just the beginning.

As Premier, I wake up every day with optimism about the future of this state.

Together, I know we can build a better New South Wales.

The Hon. Chris Minns MP
Premier of New South Wales
Member for Kogarah