NSW Labor promises disaster warning systems as Coalition pledges more stamp duty changes

Chris Minns says, if elected, Labor will spend $3.3m upgrading early warning systems for floods and fires

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New South Wales Labor has pledged to invest in world-leading natural disaster detection technology if it can win the state election as the government announces a major plan to expand its overhaul of stamp duty.

“Sadly, natural disasters are becoming more frequent and severe in our state,” the NSW Labor leader, Chris Minns, said on Sunday.

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