Sean Nicholls is the State Political Editor of The Sydney Morning Herald.
It was a policy dictated from the heart of commercial Sydney but if the state's council amalgamations plans are defeated, it will have been because of political power exercised from RSL clubs, town halls, and showgrounds on the other side of the Great Dividing Range.
It is a serious shake up, and one that has prompted many questions, such as why experienced ministers were removed from portfolios in which they excelled.
The selection of Dawn Walker to fill a vacancy in the NSW upper house may be challenged.
Berejiklian's own words set the scene for what is emerging as a very different government to that headed by Mike Baird.
The Berejiklian government is considering using plebiscites to allow residents to decide the future of the state's councils, in a potential major about-turn from one of the Coalition's signature policies.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian is being accused of preempting the proper election process
But Tanya Davies says she will ''govern for all women''.
The statement follows formation of the Left Renewal group
The new premier has pledged to govern for all of NSW but Labor says the new ministry rewards factional operatives.
Labor warns that the NSW police commissioner must report to two ministers under the change
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