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Former premier Dominic Perrottet

Dom Perrottet has a final farewell from the big end of town

It’s beginning to feel like the former NSW premier will never leave for Washington DC, so packed is his social calendar in Sydney.

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From left: Former Coalition premiers Dominic Perrottet and Mike Baird, with Premier Chris Minns and Transport Minister Jo Haylen at Barangaroo metro station on Saturday.

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Just five days after its historic opening, the Sydney metro has hit 1 million rides, but one invitee couldn’t attend the party.

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Ousted NSW premier Dominic Perrottet and former treasurer Matt Kean. “We fended off the teals, we fended off One Nation, what we couldn’t fend off was a resurgent Labor after 12 years in government,” Kean said.

Perrottet and Kean get friendly farewell from former Labor foe

Treasurer Dan Mookhey will host a morning tea for departing Liberals Dominic Perrottet and Matt Kean, a sign of uncharacteristically good relations on Macquarie Street.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman and Liam Mannix

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