NSW Premier Chris Minns will seize on the new government’s first sitting week to introduce legislation permanently ruling out the sale of Sydney Water as he pursues the anti-privitisation agenda that was a centrepiece of Labor’s winning election pitch.
Six weeks after Labor claimed victory from Dominic Perrottet, Mr Minns aims to put his first stamp on the state with legislation proposing to change the NSW Constitution so that Sydney Water and Hunter Water can never be sold.
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Samantha 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
