NSW election a bleak choice between flat white and a latte

Minns' one misstep appears to be in the area of gaming, where his response to Perrottet's policy of a cashless card is seen as inadequate.

Godot never arrives, but we'll have a conclusion to this Australian melodrama in a week. Labor should win, and in the current mood Labor won't need to be more than adequate to make a good impression because voter expectations are so low.

It's a bleak situation.