Premier cites major challenges including budget woes as reasons for changes less than a month after Labor’s election victory
public service less than a month after he led Labor to victory at the election, which he says are needed to support the state through major challenges including significant budgetary woes.
It comes as the Liberals set a date to resolve their ongoing leadership vacuum next week, and as the date of the return of parliament remains uncertain due to factors including the coronation of King Charles and the delayed construction works in NSW parliament. The premier has scrapped the “cluster” government model, will split the Department of Premier and Cabinet in two and announced the departure of a number of high-profile public servants including the transport secretary, Rob Sharp, andThe treasury secretary, Paul Grimes, will be temporarily replaced by current DPC head Michael Coutts-Trotter, who Minns said was the best person to help the new treasurer, Daniel Mookhey, ahead of the June budget.
He said it remained unclear exactly what the current debt position for the state was and Mookhey would have more to say in coming days.
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