Berejiklian’s qualities were central to her success

The NSW election was won, in part, because the Premier demonstrated integrity.

Gladys Berejiklian won the NSW election because she is a decent, honest leader who rates highly on trust and integrity. Australians want to be governed by men and women of principle who demonstrate the values that have made this country what it is today. Those aspiring to lead the nation after the federal election should be compared on this basis.

The personal qualities of those at the highest level should be seen as just as important as the policies they advocate.

Jim Dickson, Mt Eliza, Vic

Once again, those watching the NSW election coverage on the ABC would have been disappointed in its less than professional and objective coverage. Right from the opening remarks by the panel leader it was obvious that nothing but a Labor win was going to satisfy.

When election analyst Antony Green unexpectedly called the result for the state Coalition, the reaction of jaws dropping to the floor from the majority of the panel was a sight to behold. The other point that stood out was the undeniable fact that anyone watching the telecast from an uninformed knowledge of what the program was covering might have mistaken the program to be a coverage of a federal election rather than a state election.

And federal Labor MP Linda Burney’s cheap shot at Scott Morrison not being around as PM in a few months was cringe-worthy and not what one would expect from a guest commentator.

Peter D. Surkitt, Sandringham, Vic

Nothing demonstrates the bias of the ABC in Australian politics more clearly than its treatment of NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian during the state election. Here was a political leader who was tilting at a windmill to create history as the state’s first elected female premier.

With her party on the ropes in election week, she went on the front foot, publicly slicing and dicing a male Opposition Leader who expected to take her crown.

This was the perfect role model for the gender warriors of the ABC to carry triumphantly on their shoulders to the viewing public. After all, the ABC had done it for the female Premier of Queensland. Instead, in NSW a muted, strained silence from our publicly funded broadcaster. Balance disappeared down the political bias gurgler.

John Bell, Heidelberg Heights, Vic

Well done, Gladys Berejiklian. Her election victory is a fine example of how the denigrated migrants of my youth have contributed to our nation. May our children be saying the same about today’s crop of immigrants in time to come.

Robin Flannery, Parrearra, Qld

Now that Islamic State has been beaten in Syria and the Labor Party beaten in NSW, we can look forward with a more optimistic view. Perhaps not so much in Syria but in NSW the coming years will see a lot of infrastructure coming online and the credit goes to the Liberals who have done all the hard work.

At the last minute, the electorate realised that they could not trust a Labor Party that for 16 years wreaked havoc on the economy — not to mention corruption with several ministers going to jail.

For NSW and Australia to be able to move forward on all fronts with the economy and nation building, Labor should not even be considered by the voters. They will take you back to the time when oil lamps were the fashion.

Hans Sander, Gordon, ACT

The NSW Labor Party should have picked someone with a bit more charisma than Michael Daley. His remarks about people of Asian origin was both dumb and wrong. I expect Labor will regard him as yesterday’s man and get a fresh face.

John Dobinson, Herston, Qld

Why should I believe that Michael Daley’s 183 days as Labor leader was not long enough? Bob Hawke only required 30 days in 1983 and Jacinda Ardern needed 54 in 2017.

Brent Walker, Killcare, NSW

The Liberals and Nationals didn’t really deserve to win the NSW election, but I’m glad they did. Even though I didn’t vote for her, I congratulate my local member, Labor’s Trish Doyle, on her good result. Now conservatives and disaffected moderate Labor voters have to join the fray to keep Bill Shorten out of the Lodge.

David Morrison, Springwood. NSW