Hey Boomers, we may yet live long enough to see another Labor premier rule in New South Wales (NSW), Australis’s most populous state.

On Friday, the then Premier Gladys Berejiklian resigned, giving the political equivalent of the ‘finger’ to all concerned after the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), revealed it was investigating her over a secret relationship and dubious dealings with a former lawmaker, 'Dodgy' Daryl Maguire. Dodgy Daryl may not have been a lover extraordinaire, but he was certainly a very good listener but for all the wrong reasons. She is the third Liberal Premier to resign after coming under the scrutiny of the corruption watchdog.

With her replacement being a social conservative, our collective gaze will turn to Chris Minns, recently appointed leader of the NSW Opposition and would-be Labor premier of NSW.

The odious Dom Perrottet.

Dominic Francis Perrottet, MP, is the newly appointed 46th Premier of NSW and a conservative cultural warrior. So here we have it. An avid Trump supporter and climate sceptic now rules the NSW roost, aided and abetted by the dominant but limp ‘moderate faction’ of the Liberal party. Go Figure!

He is on the public record opposing legal efforts to compel priests to disclose child abuse arguing “the confessional seal is sacrosanct no matter what sins are confessed.” He remains a strong advocate against same-sex marriage on the grounds that “marriage is about every child’s fundamental right to grow up with their own mum and dad.” More recently, he opposed the decriminalisation of abortion on the grounds that he could not support laws that stopped “the beating heart of an unborn child.”

He is expected to actively oppose the proposed voluntary assisted dying law, which will be debated in November. He is also expected to back an anti-trans bill and another bill to prevent religious discrimination by institutionalising other forms of discrimination.

18 months and counting.

With the next NSW state election due in March 2023, which is less than 18 months away, we are all looking at you Chris and the Labor party. Chris is on the public record stating that he will not be a cultural warrior for the left i.e., he is not a fan of identity politics, but he will be a strong advocate for equality and social justice, and for workers. Lets see how he goes. By the time of the election, NSW Labor would have spent 12 years in opposition for its previous sins. It will well and truly be time for a change.

Eighteen months and counting.