I love her dearly.”He joked that he had been “punching above my weight for coming up to 27 years”.Mr Baird said he was excited about having the time to be there for his children in 2017, and their upcoming milestones, including a wedding, the HSC and coaching his son’s soccer team.He said he is confident in the team he is leaving behind, and thanked everyone for their support.
Baird again sought, this time successfully, Liberal Party preselection for the seat of Manly and went on to defeat the sitting independent member David Barr by 3.4% at the 2007 state election. Mr Baird announced his shock resignation on Twitter this morning, saying that it was time to hand over the reins to a new premier for the state. Read more. "Serving as premier of NSW has been a tremendous honour, but I have made clear from the beginning that I was in politics to make a difference, and then move on. Followers of our work know that we were vocal about Mike Baird and his leadership. After 10 years in public life, this moment for me has arrived," he said in the statement.Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has thanked the retiring Baird for his "remarkable leadership".Mr Turnbull wished him the best and thanked him for showing remarkable leadership to get NSW moving again, particularly through building infrastructure.9NEWS NSW State Politics reporter Chris O'Keefe said many cabinet ministers thought Baird may soon retire. Because the truth is the real criminal is the Commonwealth Government of Australia Corporation. “It’s not for me to dictate who should take over,” he said. Please report it. “I said many times I didn’t want to become a career politician,” Mr Baird said. Baird again sought, this time successfully, Liberal Party preselection for the seat of Manly and went on to defeat the sitting independent member Baird has campaigned against dangerous drinking, voted against embryonic stem research and euthanasia, does not support same-sex marriage or same-sex adoptionBaird immediately reshuffled the ministry elevating On the morning of 15 December 2014, a lone gunman, At the 2015 election, Baird led the Liberal-National Coalition to a second term. It is believed, that aside from his family matters, the public’s soured opinion of Mike Baird was the real catalyst for his resignation, after spending roughly 18 months closing down nightlife venues and evicting thousands of public housing residents to clear up room in Sydney city’s hysterical housing bubble. “Ten years in politics has weighed very heavily on this man.”Mr Baird received severe backlash from the public over his controversial ban on greyhound racing in NSW, later admitting he “got it wrong”.He said he should not have shut down the industry across the state but instead given it "another chance".“I got it wrong. "The main complaints seem to be that you can’t drink till dawn anymore and you can’t impulse-buy a bottle of white after 10pm,” he wrote. Mike Baird announces he will quit politics and resign as premier. Mr Baird’s deputy and State Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian has confirmed she will be running for the top job and she is widely considered to be the frontrunner. Baird is only the fourth state Liberal leader, after Sir Since replacing Barry O'Farrell as Premier in April 2014, Baird initially fared well in statewide opinion polls but his approval rating collapsed in the 2nd half of 2016. Some say this makes us an international embarrassment.”Last month the NSW state government announced it will adopt a trial period of extending bottle shop closing hours and lockout times in Kings Cross and the Sydney CBD, following controversy over the legislation.Another COVID-19 death in Sydney linked to pub clusterPics of the Week: Bali prepares to reopen after months in lockdownTime for Victorians to 'go harder' after 'disturbing' breaches: top doctorCOVIDSafe app helps identify two new coronavirus cases