On Saturday, New South Wales voters ended 12 years of coalition rule by comprehensively backing Labor to form government. Outgoing premier Dominic Perrottet has resigned from the Liberal leadership. And Chris Minns will be the first Labor premier of New South Wales since Kristina Keneally.

But what does this change mean for New South Wales? What can we expect from the Minns government? And what did the results tell us about the changing political sentiment of the nation? 

Today on Please Explain, The Sydney Morning Herald editor,Bevan Shields, is joined by State Political editor, Alexandra Smith to dissect the weekend's events.

On Saturday, New South Wales voters ended 12 years of coalition rule by comprehensively backing Labor to form government. Outgoing premier Dominic Perrottet has resigned from the Liberal leadership. And Chris Minns will be the first Labor premier of New South Wales since Kristina Keneally.
But what does this change mean for New South Wales? What can we expect from the Minns government? And what did the results tell us about the changing political sentiment of the nation?  Today on Please Explain, The Sydney Morning Herald editor, <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/by/bevan-shields-givwf0">Bevan Shields</a>, is joined by State Political editor, <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/by/alexandra-smith-hvf30">Alexandra Smith</a> to dissect the weekend's events.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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