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A year on from the worst flood in Australian history, community heroes, survivors and political leaders will join together in Lismore to mark the anniversary.

Community heroes, survivors and political leaders will join together in Lismore to mark one year since monstrous flooding devastated the NSW city.

Both major parties in NSW have committed to no new taxes and no privatisation, before pausing the election campaign to mark a year since Lismore's floods.

In an election not fought across a gulf of policy or ideology, image could well count for Dominic Perrottet. 

The Herald sat down with the Labor leader on Monday to talk about some Hunter issues.

The Labor leader wants voters to see a point of difference between the Opposition and the Coalition on manufacturing and asset sell-offs.

Labor is vowing to create jobs in NSW regional centres with $42 million to train apprentices in the Hunter, Illawarra and Sydney's west if it wins the election.

The New South Wales state election will be held in nearly four weeks, on March 25. A Newspoll, conducted February 20-23 from a sample of 1,014, gave Labor a 52-48 lead, a two-point gain for the Coalition since a September NSW Newspoll. Primary votes were 37% Coalition (up two), 36%…

The aim is to boost domestic manufacturing and tackle the statewide skills crisis.

With less than a month to go until the NSW state election, a new poll shows the gap between Labor and the 12-year-old coalition government is tightening.

New South Wales Labor says it will prioritise Metro links in north-west and south-west Sydney if elected, but won't guarantee other projects announced by the Coalition.