Ms Berejiklian, who a day earlier had refused to say the word "stadium" in her media conference, on Friday said she was "proud" of her policy. "I want the best schools, the best hospitals, the best roads, the best public transport system – and the best stadiums. The people of NSW deserve nothing less," Ms Berejiklian said at the nearly completed stadium at Parramatta. "What we're saying as a government is that it doesn't have to be an either/or proposition." Mr Daley reignited stadiums as an election issue after the on-air interview with Jones, which coincided with a temporary injunction preventing the Moore Park stadium's walls and roof from being dismantled. In the interview, Mr Daley thanked the shock jock for his service on the trust, which is made up of some of Sydney's most prominent business leaders.

But he said the trust would be sacked and replaced with a new board, which he would ensure had 50 per cent female representation. At present, there are two females on the 16-member board. On Thursday, sounds of heavy machinery could be heard at the stadium but speaking in front of Allianz on Friday, Mr Daley said there was an eerie silence. Demolition works forged ahead at Allianz Stadium at Moore Park on Friday. Credit:Steven Siewert "Yesterday it was demolition time at Allianz Stadium, today it’s as quiet as a church mouse; yesterday ... the government was demolishing it, today with no injunction there’s no demolition," Mr Daley said. "Is it business as usual or is it not business as usual? What’s her policy? What we need is clarity and leadership on this issue."

Mr Daley has said Labor would not use taxpayers' money to pay for the rebuild and he would force the trust to take out a loan to proceed. Asked about whether the loan was government debt with interest because the government owned the trust, he said: "The parliamentary budget office has confirmed the loan can be taken out by the trust, the concessional rates can be applied and that it's eminently repayable". On Friday, the Land and Environment Court dismissed a bid from a community group fighting the demolition for the ban on heavy demolition works to be extended until Monday at 5pm. Justice Nicola Pain's ruling cleared the way for the government to start hard demolition - including removing hinges that hold down the roof. An Infrastructure NSW spokeswoman said demolition work "will commence progressively from today".

The revival of Sydney stadiums as an issue caught the Coalition off-guard. A senior Liberal source said Mr Daley had taken the momentum out of the Coaltion's campaign for the week and strategists had misread Mr Daley's political mastery. Michael Daley outside Allianz Stadium on Thursday. Credit:AAP "It was a political masterstroke and some of them in Glady's office seem to miss that and think Jones somehow managed to come out on top," the source said. "That said, I don't think it will remain an election issue."