The road to recovery: Berejiklian's toughest test yet

"I'm here to lead," the Premier shot back. "I can't account for how every single individual feels about a decision we have taken. If we had agreement on everything, I don't know how democracy would work."

If the bushfires were the penultimate test of Berejiklian's leadership, her backers believe the COVID-19 crisis has been the making of it."This is somebody who has essentially been through three wars – the worst drought in history, bushfires, and now a pandemic – and she is about to enter her fourth. If she brings us through this [exit phase] then she has complete authority."

The move comes against the backdrop of April's record monthly drop in retail activity and a projected halving of new home building in the state by next financial year, along with stark figures on job losses. Not so many weeks ago, Prime Minister Scott Morrison was warning that restrictions could last for up to six months. NSW was telling its schools not to expect a return to full-time face-to-face teaching until the beginning of term three.

He insists it was Berejiklian's initiative. "She came to me and said, ‘Barra, do you think the sentiment has changed? Do you think the regions want visitors returning?' There is anxiety around that now, but by June that will change," he told theFrom left: Police Commissioner Mick Fuller, Deputy Premier John Barilaro, Treasurer Dominic Perrottet, Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Chief Medical Officer Dr Kerry Chant.

Inside government, there is anger at Constance, who is seen to have been distracted at a critical time by his own brief and ill-fated tilt at preselection for the federal seat of Eden-Monaro. .

A $60 billion error. Isn’t that a sacking offence? It would be if it was a corporation.

Instead of writing nauseating puff pieces like this, I suggest the SMH should ask Gladys about this And about the close links between the Libs and Aspen

she is a wasteful spender with grandiose obelisks like new stadiums n bubble top new fish market + museum She has sold off all d state's silver NSW is dead broke yet she is splashing more on Metro waste They dont need it

Probably one of the best covid responses globally. Female leader working hard and the recovery is looking positive with the large number of infrastructure projects being announced. Shame to see so many people being so harsh to her. She isn't perfect but she did this one well.

Stop writing crap, it's the main reason your newspaper is now a toilet roll.

Not for me. She sounds like a power hungry school prefect.

Greater authority to continue to gut the city of Sydney. Developer heaven. Bummer.

Which lobby group will she bow to next?

What is wrong with you fools, all the Gen X premiers and PM have behaved like deranged nutters, in fact in my younger days if it was suggested the whole country should be locked down over a cold virus mutation the pple claiming it would be in a lunatic asylum.

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