NSW

The NSW Constitution was amended in 1992 to create fixed terms for governments which would prevent premiers from varying election dates to suit their own political ends. This is all well and good, but we can no longer assume (as some might have then) that voters will hold governments to account for their stuff-ups, or that there will always be sufficient and competent competition available at election time.

Has state government in NSW ever been in such a mess? The Labor government has been going downhill for nearly a decade, with the Coalition not far behind. If we held an election tomorrow and voted in the Opposition, would they really have the vision and courage to change anything? Where are the alternatives?

Surely we can find a better system of government and democracy in NSW. The major parties have failed us catastrophically.