The Centre for Western Sydney is urging Liberal and Labor candidates not to treat seats in the region as an 'electoral battleground'.
abc.net.au/news/parramatta-cost-of-living-report-nsw-election/102102280Liberal and Labor candidates vying for crucial western Sydney seats at the state election have been urged to take the region seriously rather than as an election battleground, as a new report shows the rising cost of living is the key concern for voters in the area.
Centre for Western Sydney director Professor Andy Marks said the politics that takes the region seriously will win the area's votes. It also found rising costs of living had a disproportionate impact on western Sydney residents due to car dependency and lower average incomes. The report said both parties had tried to address the issue of cost of living, but neither party had delivered "a knockout punch".that rising electricity prices were discouraging people from turning on air conditioning on hot days.
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