NSW Premier downplays Liberal defeat in council nominations, with 140 candidates sidelined
The Premier of New South Wales insists there’s no sense of celebration over the Liberals conceding defeat in their council nominations fight. After days of threatening legal action, they’ve decided to accept the result, leaving about 140 Liberal candidates on the sidelines.
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00:00The Premier on Sydney's urban fringe, promising to help those being pushed out of the market.
00:08The only way we're going to turn that around is to build new houses.
00:12Camden's one of the fastest growing local government areas in Australia and housing and infrastructure are big issues for council too.
00:19But thanks to the nominations fiasco, just one Liberal candidate will be on the ballot paper.
00:25I don't want people in New South Wales to think that the Labor Party would look at these results and think,
00:31oh, we smashed the Liberals, what a great result.
00:34After missing the deadline, the Liberal Party's now decided not to seek an extension in the courts.
00:40I think it will upset a lot of people because there are a lot of Liberal voters out here.
00:43They should be given the right to lodge it so we can vote in a democratic way.
00:50Such an important issue shouldn't have been neglected.
00:54While people here in Camden will still have some choice, there'll be voters elsewhere who'll have none.
00:59By abandoning its threats of legal action, the Liberal Party's ensured some council results are set in stone.
01:06In Penrith's East Ward, there won't even be an election.
01:09Due to the nominations blunder, all five of the positions will go to the Labor Party.
01:14The Labor Mayor says he's not celebrating the Liberals' demise.
01:18I really feel sorry for what's happened to them, but we're here for everyone.
01:22We're not just here for Labor voters, we're here for everyone of Penrith.
01:25While in other shires, like Junee, there aren't even enough candidates to fill all the positions.
01:30Perhaps it's just because they're so confident that we're doing a good job.
01:34I'm hoping this might be a bit of a wake-up call, that if people are unhappy, well, put your hand up and have a go.
01:42The only prerequisites? Care for community and adherence to deadlines.