Last pitch to voters before NSW election

Labor Michael Daley and Premier Gladys Berejiklian

Labor Michael Daley and Premier Gladys Berejiklian Source: AAP

Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Labor's Michael Daley have began their final day of campaigning before NSW voters heads to the polls.


Gladys Berejiklian and Michael Daley have begun their final pitch to voters ahead of the NSW election, as debate continues over stadiums and party preferences.

Friday will be the last day of campaigning for the premier and the Labor leader before the state heads to the polls on Saturday.

Ms Berejiklian will spend time in the marginal seats of East Hills and Penrith, in Sydney's west, while Mr Daley will return to Allianz Stadium to continue his attack on the government's redevelopment plan.

But it might be too little too late, with more than 850,000 residents having already made their decision after voting early.

Mr Daley is desperately trying to get Labor's campaign back on track after a horror week.

On Thursday he attempted to downplay his blunders during a televised leaders' debate when he failed to recall how much funding his party had pledged for schools and TAFE.

The premier also made a few missteps, incorrectly announcing a toll on the M4 and over-egging the return on her government's stadiums spend.

With the latest polls suggesting a 50-50 split between the major parties, Ms Berejiklian admitted the coalition faces a challenge to win across the state.

But she said she was proud of her government's record infrastructure spend and economic management.

"There is a lot at stake tomorrow," she told the ABC.

"We've already done a lot but our job is far from done and we need to continue to take the state to the next level."

Her plan to demolish and rebuild Allianz Stadium at a cost of $730 million has become a key issue during the campaign, with Labor vowing to halt demolition and refurbish the venue without using a single taxpayer dollar.

Ms Berejiklian doesn't think her policy will bite the Liberal-Nationals in the regions, but Mr Daley thinks it will be a decisive vote-changer.

"If you think people in Sydney are angry about stadiums ... go out to the regions - they are white-hot about it out there. They feel they've been left behind," he told the ABC on Friday.

Some pundits are predicting a hung parliament, given the large number of independent and minor party candidates in seats across the state.

The premier has ruled out any deal with the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party to form a minority government, fearing they would want to water down gun laws.

The opposition leader said he has had no discussions with the Greens nor the Shooters, and will not do any conditional deals with the party.

"I will not accept anything that says, 'I'll support you for premier if you do this'," he said.

Source AAP


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