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Haven't been paying attention? Here are the Coalition and Labor's key policies in the NSW election
The 2019 NSW election campaign has been dominated by 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.
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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
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- 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
EDUCATION
Coalition
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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
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Coalition
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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.
HEALTH
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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
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THE REST
Coalition
- Doubling the Active Kids voucher program
- Improve mobile and internet coverage in regional NSW
Labor
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