NSW Labor has drastically overhauled its playbook for the March state election to fight a two-front war against a surging One Nation, preparing to mount an aggressive offensive in Sydney’s inner suburbs while scrambling to defend its industrial heartland.
Spurred by internal and interest group polling that revealed One Nation party could snatch more than 20 electorates, including a dozen Labor seats, officials visited the Hunter, north of Sydney near Newcastle, on Sunday to warn rank-and-file members that traditional tactics would not be enough to stay in power.
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