NSW Labor members from all across the state came together for the 2009 NSW Labor State Conference.
“Our duty is clear and our duty is simple. We must focus exclusively on the needs of the NSW community…those that believe in the Labor story- and hope for a better future- are counting on us. We share their faith. We accept their trust. We must not let them down”
Premier Nathan Rees’s first address at a Labor Conference as Premier of New South Wales, on Saturday 14th 2009
The NSW Labor Annual State Conference was held on Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th November 2009 at the Sydney Entertainment Centre. Thank you to the delegates and observers who attended and made the conference such a successful and interesting event.
Premier Nathan Rees addressed the issues that the NSW government is facing. He highlighted programs across NSW including improving literacy, reducing crime levels, reducing hospital waiting times and punctual public transport. Ideas at the very core of the NSW Labor Party ideals.
The address also highlighted NSW Labor’s commitment to educational and social policies, as well as the current economic and climate change initiatives.
A copy of Premier Nathan Rees’s address can be found here.
The 2009 Conference symbolised the need for unity within the Labor Party during these uncertain times.
As part of the Fringe events, the hundreds of members in attendance listened to many speakers addressing issues such as youth participation in politics, the future of the health system in Australia and climate change. They also heard about US President Barack Obama’s foreign policy and it’s relation to Australia.
The Conference was a reassurance to the members of NSW Labor that the Party continues to stand for the values it held when its journey began a hundred years ago- unity, discipline, integrity and respect. Without these principles, policies and rules, the NSW Labor Party would not be where it is today.
“Let us fight the battles that truly count: jobs and investment, better public services, social justice, reconciliation and the environment…in other words, the reasons that people put us in here in the first place.”
Premier Nathan Rees.