April 2007
NSW State Election
Iemma says "No Power Privatisation if Labor wins"
Labor holds NSW
November 2007
Rudd Labor landslide wins Federal Election ... Howard loses seat.
2 weeks later ...
November 2007
Costa unveils NSW Power Sell-off plan.
November 2007 ... NSW opinion polls
80% reject power privatisation ... Costa and Iemma say "push on"
Power privatisation rejected 139 to 1
Labor Party branches vote
Of the 140 branches and electorate councils that have submitted resolutions on privatisation, only the Kiama state electorate council on the South Coast has endorsed it ... Costa and Iemma say "push on"
May 2008
Power privatisation rejected 7 to 1
Delegates at the New South Wales Labor Party Conference in Sydney have overwhelmingly rejected a State Government proposal to privatise the electricity sector ... Costa and Iemma say "push on"
28 August 2008
NSW Parliament votes ... Costa and Iemma say "We'll bypass Parliament!"
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