Peter Malinauskas, who is regarded as Australia’s sexiest Premier, is wishing Chris Minns, the leader of the NSW Opposition, some of his electoral good fortune.
On Thursday, the attractive couple made a point of running down Bondi Beach’s promenade and even pausing for a picture.
Although the run may have increased their heart rates, Matt Kean, the NSW Treasurer and a key figure in the Liberal Party, didn’t seem to be too bothered by the meeting.
Kean sent a Tweet making fun of the two while overseeing the state’s finances.
The SA leader was seen in NSW. I’d want to greet him,’ said Mr. Kean, whose party is now firmly in the minority in terms of keeping control of the state in the March election.
“Visiting a state with a considerably stronger economy than his, lower unemployment, better business climate, Triple-A credit ratings, a $100 billion pipeline for infrastructure, and a stronger health system must be thrilling,” the speaker said.
Additionally, Mr. Kean altered the second image, captioning it, “Just shut up and flex for the camera.”
Before the South Australian election last year, Mr. Malinauskas, 42, made national headlines when he appeared for a promotional shot wearing nothing but his swimming trunks.
After winning eight seats and returning Labor to power after only one year in opposition, he quickly rose to fame.
Given that Labor in NSW has lost three consecutive elections and has been warming the opposition benches since 2011, Mr. Minns would have hoped for some electoral success.
Mr. Kean altered several photographs of Mr. Minns and Mr. Malinauskas on the run by adding speech bubbles to represent what he thought they were saying.
In one, Mr. Minns is heard stating, “Great campaign promising to improve South Australia’s hospital wait times. How are things going?
“My major concentration is social media, but last I looked waiting times were substantially worse,” responds Mr. Malinauskas in response.
Even if Mr. Kean exaggerated, under Labor the amount of hours wasted each month due to ambulances having to wait in hospital parking lots is somewhat worse than it was before to the March 2022 state election when Labor pledged to “address the ramping situation.”
And on Thursday, the union for healthcare and laundry workers said that a lack of linen in South Australia had prevented the use of hospital beds.
A photo of their two party leaders out on a run was likewise posted by the NSW Labor Party, with the witty title “BAYWATCH.”
Along with Prue Car, the shadow minister for education, the Labor leaders took care of the important business of education in addition to offering election-winning advice.
According to Labor, NSW children run the danger of lagging behind their counterparts in other jurisdictions when it comes to school cell phone bans.
Following similar prohibitions in Tasmania, Victoria, and Western Australia, South Australia has outlawed mobile phones in educational settings.
In NSW, cell phones would be outlawed for kids in all government schools statewide if Labor wins the election on March 25. Currently, they are only prohibited in government elementary schools.
According to Labor, the Liberal-National Government has caused a reading, math, and science achievement gap in the state, and phone usage is contributing to this.
44 public high schools in South Australia have now implemented a complete mobile phone ban, according to Mr. Malinauskas.
Phones in the classroom are, at best, a distraction. They may, at worst, serve as a weapon for bullying, harassment, and antisocial behavior in the schoolyard.
He said, “I believe NSW schools would much gain from adopting South Australia’s example.”
If elected, the next Labor government would be quite clear that schools in NSW should be places focused on learning, free of digital temptations, according to Mr. Minns.
According to Ms. Car, the NSW Government “refuses to take the essential actions to reverse deteriorating educational achievements and confront cyberbullying.”
A ban on mobile devices is a sensible policy that has been shown to be effective.
In its campaign to take over in seven weeks, Labor has prioritized education, arguing that under the Coalition, NSW schools suffered from persistent teacher shortages, combined or cancelled courses, and deteriorating educational achievements.
To stop the casualization of the teaching profession, it has pledged to transform 10,000 temporary instructors into permanent posts. It has also committed to provide access to coed schools so that parents may choose where to enroll their children.
Numerous comments both agreed with and disagreed with Mr. Kean’s tweet insulting Labor.
Stay classy, Matt, read one response. Just concentrate on your work and ignore what the other group is doing.
Sell what your government has accomplished for its citizens rather than getting caught up in small-mindedness.
A different person, however, said that NSW also had “an ICAC with a conga line of former and present NSW politicians to keep it busy.”
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