NSW state budget 2022: lessons learned from Coalition election losses

NSW's 2022 budget addresses issues for women but economic factors will determine whether it can deliver on promises

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The New South Wales budget, the last before the state goes to the polls next March, seeks to learn from lessons that saw voters kick out Coalition governments in South Australia and federally, while projecting an optimism about the future even as economic clouds darken.

There's always a better tomorrow if we choose to reach for it," was the tone presented by the characteristically upbeat treasurer, Matt Kean.