Mark Speakman
NSW Leader of the Opposition
Natalie Ward
Shadow Minister for Transport and Roads
The Minns Labor Government has once again proven that even with a multibillion-dollar infrastructure pipeline and projects inherited from the NSW Liberals and Nationals, it can't get the basics right.
The Sydney Metro City and Southwest project, one of the most transformative transport projects in the nation, has now been delayed again, with the Sydenham to Bankstown section pushed back to September 2026.
In September 2024, the Minns Labor Government promised a 12-month conversion, however today's news shows this was a hollow promise. If commuters can't trust the Government's rhetoric when it comes to transport, what can they trust?
Labor loves to take credit for what it once campaigned against. After years of opposing the Metro, the Minns Labor Government now claims it as its own. But when it comes to delivering, Labor is all talk and no timetable. From misleading the public about projects, it did not fund or start to missing yet another delivery date, this is life under Labor.
Communities along the Sydenham to Bankstown corridor should brace for more date slippages, more excuses and more hollow announcements, which mean more lost time and more uncertainty for households, small businesses and commuters who just want a reliable journey to work or home.
This is the Labor way of governing in NSW. Blame others, claim credit for what you did not build and hope no one notices the delays.
Leader of the Opposition Mark Speakman said Labor campaigned for years against the Sydney Metro, calling it unnecessary.
"Now they have embraced it but can't deliver it. They are experts at announcements, but amateurs at delivery. The people of Sydney deserve better than a government that can't finish what it inherited," Mr Speakman said.
Shadow Minister for Transport Natalie Ward said the Sydney Metro is a NSW Liberals and Nationals project that revolutionised how Sydney moves.
"Labor fought against it, and now they are failing to deliver it. The Minns Labor Government keeps proving that it can't get even the basics right. Sydney deserves better than this," Ms Ward said.
