“Sydney is a "beautiful city, a jewel in the crown of our country … But I think at the moment we’ve got a government that's not really a government, it's a corporation … masquerading as a government. They have taken power away from ordinary citizens and put it in the hands of corporate interests, and the people are feeling the pressure. They feel like they are not in control of their own communities, let alone their own city or their own lives, and they are crying out now for someone to come in and stop the madness and calm the place down, and govern carefully and sensibly and with respect."
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Daley right to focus on planning for Sydney's growth
The Opposition Leader has found a clear point of difference.
Michael Daley is a self-declared "fish man". Two of the shimmering creatures swim languidly in a small tank in his Parliament House office – the corner suite he took over from Luke Foley when his predecessor flamed out last year.
Inside his Maroubra electorate office, his personal study strains to accommodate a five-foot tank, where several venerable specimens are now 20 years old. At home there are more fish (in his young daughter’s bedroom – they’re "forbidden" in the lounge-room), as well as two dogs and a mini rainforest in the backyard populated with frogs, skinks and the odd blue-tongue lizard.
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A NSW Labor government will 'civilise the place', says leader Michael Daley
- by Deborah Snow & Alexandra Smith
