Administrator's blog

On Tuesday the Treasurer Eric Roozendaal brought down the last budget before the next state election. I will be producing a special edition of Red Leather to give you all the information across the portfolios.

Things you might be interested in:

Welcome to Red Leather #79. In coming weeks I will be giving my website a spring clean. If you have any suggestions, criticisms or comments I'd like to hear from you.

It has been a turbulent time in NSW politics. I am angry at the treatment of David Campbell at the hands of the media but buoyed by the strong support he has received from across the community.

Some excellent legislation has been passed in recent weeks, in particular:

As we head into the budget session of parliament - the last NSW budget before the state election - welcome to Red Leather #77.

There has been an important win for children under 2 in NSW. From 2011 all childcare centres caring for children under 2 will have to have a 1:4 staff ratio. This area has been a complex policy challenge that had to balance the cost of childcare, access to qualified staff and the best interests of our under 2's. Congratulations to Minister Linda Burney for making this policy a reality. Our kids will thank us for it.

This time next year, the people of NSW will have been to the polls to choose who they want to be the government in NSW. One year out there has been a lot of commentary in the media about the outcome and the possibility of a change in government.

In all the grabs and all the column inches of analysis I wonder if anyone other than those who follow politics closely are really paying much attention.

As the to's and fro's of the daily media cycle are closely analysed, most of our citizens are getting on with their lives.  State government services and programs support these busy lives.