Cost-of-living crisis in Sydney’s commuter belt the deciding factor in NSW state election result

Labor victory shows the region lost trust in Coalition, experts say, and is not afraid to ‘flex its political muscle’

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The cost-of-living crisis in western Sydney and a loss of trust in government drove voters in the region away from the Coalition in a shift that decided the New South Wales election, experts say.

Western Sydney has been labelled the region where “elections are won and lost” after it played pivotal roles in the NSW election as well as last year’s federal poll.

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