It's back to business for NSW Premier Mike Baird, who is expected to swear in his new cabinet team before Easter.
After cruising to victory in Saturday's election, the premier has begun looking at a cabinet reshuffle, with Transport Minister Gladys Berejiklian tipped to be a big winner.
There is speculation Ms Berejiklian could be promoted to the treasury portfolio while it is uncertain whether Adrian Piccoli will retain education.
"The team that we put together will be one the state is very proud of," Mr Baird told Macquarie Radio on Monday.
"When people look at health, when they looked at what we delivered in transport and when they looked at their schools ... I think that people were happy."
Mr Baird praised his team, but refused to be drawn on the make-up of his new front bench.
The coalition has had its majority reduced but still hold 54 seats to Labor's 34, with the Greens expected to pick up an unprecedented four seats in the lower house.
Meanwhile the premier has made it clear that partial privatisation of NSW's poles and wires is a priority.
He has put opposition parties on notice that he expects them to honour his mandate to lease 49 per cent of the state's electricity network to help create a $20 billion infrastructure fund.
Opposition Leader Luke Foley has opened the door to a possible policy backflip on the controversial issue.
Mr Foley has said that while he "expects" Labor to retain its anti-privatisation stance, it will be up to the ALP party room.
"All policies are reviewed after an election loss," he said on Sunday.
However Mr Baird faces resistance in the upper house, with the Greens steadfastly refusing to acknowledge that voters have approved the privatisation plan.
"There is no mandate that comes specifically from winning a lower house election," Greens upper house MP John Kaye said.
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