New South Wales NSW coalition urges patience if elected

(AAP) NSW voters will need to be patient with the opposition if it wins government because implementing its infrastructure plans won't happen "overnight", shadow treasurer Mike Baird says.
The opposition has flagged infrastructure development as its second priority, after fixing the economy, should they win the March election as expected.
Opposition Leader Barry O'Farrell told a forum in Sydney last week that he would like to be known as the "infrastructure premier", flagging the north-west and south-west rail links as well as a new Sydney convention centre as priorities.
But he said in his address to the National Press Club on Wednesday that there may be obstacles to overcome in getting the projects up and running.
He said it was "unlikely" that the convention centre would be built within the first four years of government.
"We'll be battling for... it but the north-west rail link, completing Sydney's road network, they will take a number of years," he said.
Mr Baird on Thursday said Mr O'Farrell was right to give voters a "realistic expectation".
"Some of those projects that we're talking about don't happen overnight," he told reporters.
"We have clearly identified what the priorities are.
"Every expert has confirmed, north-west and south-west rail link are the priorities of the state."
Mr Baird said a coalition government would take the politics out of infrastructure building and the community would have faith in them once they saw projects developing in a "sensible" way.
"The difference between us and state Labor is that they'll talk about it but we're going to build it and it is going to take time," he said.
"But I think as the community starts to see projects happening in a sensible way and according to timetables outlined, they'll start believing again that Macquarie Street is actually listening and is actually capable of delivering for people."