Labor's stranglehold across mainland Australia is complete, with Tasmania the only state to be led by a Liberal government.
Based on progressive vote counting late on Saturday, Chris Minns has become the next NSW premier and is on track to lead a majority Labor government.
In his victory speech, the premier-elect declared that his party is "back and ready to govern".
Dr Sukhmani Khorana is an associate professor at the University of New South Wales. She is a media and migration expert.
Dr Sukhmani Khorana, Associate Professor, UNSW.
She further says that the new Labor government does bring a diverse face to the frontbench, but to represent the state's diverse population in the true sense much needs to be done.
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