Chris Minns is hungry. It’s just after 8am and the NSW Labor leader, sharp in a blue suit, is ordering an omelette and a skinny flat white at his local café.
Outside, two protective officers in suits and earpieces stand guard. It’s an unfamiliar experience for the man who could be NSW’s next premier on March 25.
Samantha HutchinsonNational reporterSamantha Hutchinson is the AFR's National Reporter. Most recently, she was CBD columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Before that, she covered Victorian and NSW politics and business for The Australian, the AFR and BRW Magazine. Connect with Samantha on Twitter. Email Samantha at samantha.hutchinson@afr.com.au