Good afternoon, I’m Millie Muroi, and I’ll be taking over our live election coverage for the rest of today.įor those just joining us, here’s what has hit the headlines this morning: Gibbons also took issue with comments he had made regarding applications for funding the pool project while she was the local member. “I believe people didn’t raise a conflict because we were not married or living together, but were only seeing each other back then,” Gibbons replied in a comment on Mannoun’s mayoral Facebook page. Gibbons, who is now running as the Liberal candidate for Kiama, replied to Mannoun’s post asking to “leave me out of this please.” Gibbons is the former member for Holsworthy but was dislodged from the seat when Ayyad won preselection. Mel Gibbons was the local MP and her husband was the mayor of Sutherland Shire (which Holsworthy covers) and no conflict was raised then,” he wrote. “Tina was the former deputy mayor (and is my wife) and knows the issues well. Mannoun on Thursday took to Facebook to address the claims and defend the project, insisting that he had provided all candidates who asked him with a list of projects that he wanted funding for. Holsworth candidate Tina Ayyad and her husband, Liverpool Mayor Ned Mannoun. A Liberal spat erupted between a party candidate and local mayor over a controversial $50 million promise for a pool and sports facility in south-west Sydney.Ĭome find us bright and early tomorrow for our final day of live election coverage before election day.Labor’s candidate for the South Coast has told a community forum that gambling was mainly a problem among “cultural groups” in western Sydney, so cashless gambling should be trialled there before it was rolled out widely.Dominic Perrottet defended his candidate in the seat of Drummoyne who has worked for suspended former Liberal MP John Sidoti for the past eight months despite corruption findings against him by the ICAC.Outgoing health minister and member for Wakehurst Brad Hazzard accused independent challenger, Northern Beaches Mayor Michael Regan, of “jumping on the independent bandwagon” by criticising bus issues during the election campaign.Within days of the premier poking fun at Labor’s electric campaign bus breaking down, the Liberal campaign bus met the same fate in Eastwood.Perrottet denied that the ambulance that took his wife to hospital was diverted from a higher priority call.Meanwhile, Perrottet said the Liberals could take the seat at Saturday’s election. Kogarah is hotly contested, but Minns believes he can retain the seat.Labor leader Chris Minns did not rule out buying back the power station. Premier Dominic Perrottet is open to extending the life of Eraring Power Station, a coal-fired power plant slated to close in 2024 that supplies 20 per cent of the state’s energy.Here are the events which hit our headlines today: We’re less than 48 hours out from the state election on March 25, and even as the weather sours, candidates have been out and about to win votes in crucial seats. That’s where we’ll leave our live state election coverage today, thanks for reading.
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