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Key moments in the NSW state election leaders' debate

Australian Associated Press
·1-min read

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet and Labor leader Chris Minns have traded blows during the first televised debate of the election campaign, both accusing the other of having a "black hole" in their budgets.

KEY QUOTES FROM DOMINIC PERROTTET

* "We are the only state in this nation with two AAA credit ratings. Our debt position is sustainable and affordable."

* "That's what happens under Labor. We stall. We saw that when they were last in office."

* "The only party with a black hole is Labor. Chris can't even tell you how much that will cost."

KEY QUOTES FROM CHRIS MINNS

* "The premier has been a constant advocate for asset recycling and privatisation his entire professional career."

* "Yet we're all expected to believe on the eve of an election campaign, he's all of a sudden decided privatisation's out."

* "I don't believe it's sustainable and I think that's one of the leading reasons why the premier, with his infrastructure black hole, is likely to sell assets rather than go to that level of debt."

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