Mr ANOULACK CHANTHIVONG (Macquarie Fields) (15:27): — Via video link: I thank the Treasurer for his update on the New South Wales economy.

This is a difficult time for our communities, but I appreciate we have to focus on what is important in regional communities [inaudible] economic recovery.

We know that the lockdown was particularly harsh for South-Western and Western Sydney residents and the statistics prove that.

Any economic support must be focused on those economies in South-Western and Western Sydney and the regions as well because the economic slowdown in central Sydney has a flow-on effect to our regional communities.

We should not forget that regional communities also need strong economic support. In New South Wales we know how important it is to ensure that policy settings do not forget people in our regions who rely on income from Sydney, whether it is tourism or manufacturing, and we want to continue to do that.

The Government must ensure that it finds ways to add to the stimulus. Getting our social housing and education construction going will have a flow-on effect in the trade and construction industries, not only in South‑West and Western Sydney but also in the regions.

Every part of the New South Wales economy needs to be looked after to make sure that our communities recover.

It will be a tough time but I am confident through the hard work and ingenuity of people in our local community and the Government making sure that policies [inaudible] are right, it will help our communities recover and to get our economy back on track.