All the stereotypes about western Sydney were covered last week when Prime Minister Julia Gillardβs visited dozens of electorates in the area to try to stop them switching their vote to the Liberals in Septemberβs federal election.
She spoke about being tough on foreign workers, promising βAussieβ jobs for βAussieβ workers, using rhetoric about βqueue jumpersβ borrowed from the asylum seeker debate. She also promised to build a new WestConnex motorway that would connect western Sydney to the CBD.