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Labor says the Berejiklian Government must do better than apps, goodwill and stickers, after announcing a Sydney CBD-centric transport ‘plan’ that fails to include any measures for Regional NSW and the Greater Sydney region.

Both renters and landlords have been pushed to the precipice by Covid-19 and unfortunately, the response from the Government is a case of too little, too late. 

A question to the Government about the purchasing of vehicles to be used on the Inner West Light Rail.

A question to the Government about the management of Covid-19 at Dorothy Henderson Lodge.

A question to the Government on their management of Coronavirus in aged care facilities.

A question to the Government about the cutting of services from the 422, 423, 426 and 428 bus routes. 

A question to the government about the delivery of the Streets as Shared Spaces Program.

The resilient and generous inner west community has risen to the challenge of Covid-19: Residents have flocked to get tested for the virus; neighbours have built street pantries or looked out for elderly neighbours; and community organisations have stepped up to make sure nobody gets left behind.

NSW Labor has called for the Berejiklian Government to work urgently with the Morrison Government and implement strong measures to protect 61,000 aged care residents and essential staff.

Inner west tenants and landlords have been left in the lurch by the NSW Government’s rental package, with only 16% of landlords covered by land tax relief measures and tenants who have lost their livelihoods through Covid-19 lumped with potentially huge debt bombs through rent deferrals.