Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Labor leader Michael DaleyCREDIT:AAP
The 2019 NSW election campaign has been dominated a few key themes.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian has told voters "NSW can have it all" if they re-elect the Coalition, while Labor's Michael Daley has run his campaign on "schools and hospitals not Sydney stadiums".
But what are some of the major policies in the key areas for both the Coalition and Labor in the March 23 election?
Here's the breakdown of what each side is pledging in the areas of transport, education, the environment, health and the rest.'
HEALTH
Coalition
- Upgrades to a number of hospitals including St George, Ryde, Royal Prince Alfred, the Children's Hospital at Westmead and redevelop Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital
- Recruit an extra 5000 nurses and midwives
Labor
- Build a new $700 million North West Public Hospital at Rouse Hill
- Upgrades to hospitals including St George, Nepean and Goulburn
Both Labor and the Coalition have pledged to upgrade St George Hospital in the key seat of Kogarah. Picture: John Veage
EDUCATION
Coalition
- Recruit 4600 extra teachers
- Clear the school maintenance backlog down to zero
- Expand before and after school care to give access to every child
- A commitment of $500m in funding for new buildings for non-government schools
Labor
- Recruit 5000 extra teachers
- Achieve 100 percent of the Gonksi school resources standard
- A $7.4 billion commitment to build and upgrade public schools
- Free TAFE courses to target skills shortages
- Extend early childhood education funding to every three-year-old
Public transport has been a major election issue in Sydney. Picture: Janie Barrett
TRANSPORT
Coalition
- Build the Sydney West Metro
- Reduce the weekly cap on Opal fares of $50
- Build a north-south rail link to Western Sydney Airport
Labor
- Build the Sydney West Metro
- Free public transport for all children
- Scraping the Western Harbour Tunnel and Beaches Link and abandon plans to convert the Sydenham to Bankstown line to Metro
- Motorists to get a cashback if they use Sydney's M4
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Coalition
- $1.4 billion Climate Change fund
- Aspirational target of net zero emissions by 2050
- Priority is clean, reliable and affordable energy
Labor
- Climate summit in first 12 months to make NSW carbon neutral by 2050.
- Ban single use plastic bags within 100 days of taking office
- Renewables to supply 50 per cent of electricity by 2030, 100 per cent by 2050.
The demolition of Allianz Stadium to build a new facility has been a key election issue. Picture: AAP
OTHER
Coalition
- Doubling the Active Kids voucher program
- Improve mobile and internet coverage in regional NSW
Labor
- Scrap the rebuild of Allianz Stadium
- Keep the Powerhouse Museum in Ultimo and built a new, separate museum in western Sydney
