On day two of the campaign Uni Newcastle announces a partnership with the NSW state government to create a new campus

It will be in Gosford NSW and make a second on the Central Coast (Ourimbah is long established). Make that a third, if the university’s  recently officially opened Central Coast Clinical School and Research Institute, also in Gosford, is included (CMM March 15).

The Commonwealth announced funding for the new project in 2019 but there was no mention yesterday of what the Morrison Governments LNP state colleagues are committing.

The launch yesterday was attended by state ministers and sitting Liberal member for the Gosford-anchored seat of Robertson, Lucy Wicks. There was no mention of Labor’s  Emma McBride, who represents the adjacent electorate of Dobell being there.