People don't like to see instability.
People don't like to see politicians focused on themselves, we know that.
The average person that lives in Sydney, if they want to buy a house in Sydney, that shouldn't be out of reach for them.
I am very open to looking at potential tax changes to improve housing affordability.
I don't deal with hypotheticals.
NSW is always guided by the experts. It's not for politicians to decide how we manage hazard reduction or back burning operations.
If you give government five things to do, we might do two or three but if you give us three things to do, we'll do all three.
My father was a welder on the second-highest sail, so the Opera House has a special place in my heart.
I've been in public office now 14 years, I've been a senior minister for six. There's pretty much a fair bit out there about the kind of person I am and how I apply myself to the job.
What is really important for us in Sydney is to make sure every community is treated the same.
You cannot treat Sydney the same as the rest of the state.
Some days in the office are easier than others.
Children are there to go to school and I absolutely support their rights to have views about the world and I absolutely support them expressing themselves, but not during school.
The people of NSW should not continue to be held hostage to a lowest common denominator approach that privileges the parochial interests of small populations.
For the states that take the lead on reform - asset recycling, deregulation, service innovation - the Federal Government could step back, and allow greater flexibility in how we deliver our responsibilities.
Whether it is a hard or soft Brexit, there are opportunities here for us to be had.
The Opera House guidelines have from time to time been amended, whether it's for other sporting events or other causes. The guidelines have always been stretched in the part and the commercialisation of the Opera House has always been there.
I hear what people have said about what they want to see the Opera House used for and what they don't want to see it used for.
I accept you need the right balance, people do need to know their privacy is protected, but when it's essential information which will be dealt with by security agencies... I do feel the public interest overrides that.
The community spoke loudly and clearly and said, 'You need to protect prime agricultural land, you need to protect our water catchments,' and that's exactly what we've done.
