"That's not true! That's misleading!"

Key points: The Premier and Opposition Leader traded blows on several key issues

The Premier and Opposition Leader traded blows on several key issues Things got particularly heated when the issue of stadiums was raised

Things got particularly heated when the issue of stadiums was raised Sydney's cost of living, as well as transport, infrastructure and the Murray-Darling Basin were also on the agenda

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian uttered that phrase, or a variation of it, dozens of times throughout their first televised debate ahead of the state election on March 23.

During the debate on the ABC, Ms Berejiklian and Labor leader Michael Daley traded blows on a range of topics including the Government's controversial demolition of the Sydney Football Stadium (SFS), light rail and school funding.

Ms Berejiklian came out on the attack, accusing Mr Daley of not being truthful 24 times in the half-hour debate.

"When you put yourself up to be Premier of the state you have to answer questions about yourself, you have to be truthful at all times and I regret that the leader of the opposition hasn't been truthful on a number of occasions this week alone, and that's not the way you can attain the premiership of this state," she said.

"It's really important for the community to know that every time you answer a question it's honestly and truthfully and that you're not really making things up and unfortunately I think the leader of the opposition has failed that test."

One of the biggest flashpoints came when the leaders were asked about stadiums.

The Premier accused Mr Daley of lying about the price tag of building a new SFS and about receiving a letter from Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust chairman Tony Shepherd.

She also accused him of changing his position on stadiums.

"Yesterday he said it was a referendum on stadiums, today you've changed your position," Ms Berejiklian said.

"Just be honest. Just tell people the truth, because every day your position changes."

"You got monstered by Alan Jones," Mr Daley shot back.

Government 'created fake Facebook accounts'

When pressed about Labor's chequered past in NSW — including the conviction of Eddie Obeid for misconduct in public office — Mr Daley said the electorate "did their job and finished that Government".

Sorry, this video has expired The Premier and Opposition Leader traded blows on infrastructure successes and failures.

He pointed out that the Liberals had lost members to ICAC investigations too and said that in more than two decades in public life he had acted with "honesty and integrity".

"It's funny that those matters that you've raised have been on the public record for 20 years," Mr Daley said.

"I got asked about something from 1997 the other day, [that's] before the Olympics.

This month, Mr Daley has come under sustained attack for his approvals of developments while he served as a councillor at Randwick.

In the past he has been accused of being drunk in Parliament.

"I think there are some people in the Premier's department that know they can't win clean, so they're going to win dirty — or try to win dirty — which is why they're creating false Facebook accounts."

The ABC was timing the two leader's answers and over the course of the half-hour debate, Ms Berejiklian spoke for 30 seconds longer than Mr Daley.

During his pitch to voters, Mr Daley announced he would create a dairy and fresh food advocate to help dairy farmers.

"I'm from dairy stock," he said.

"I don't want our dairy farmers to compete on unequal ground with the three big supermarket chains.

"We will do something to help them."

Ms Berejiklian vowed to "get the job done" if voted in again.

"I'm incredibly proud that no matter where you live in New South Wales, whether in the regions or the city, you're seeing projects come to life and delivered that were only imagined, that were only spoken about by the previous government," she said.

Who won the debate?

After the debate, social media was mixed on who came out on top.

Columnist and author Peter Fitzsimons told the ABC he thought Mr Daley won the debate "marginally".

"If you would have looked at the two primary emotions of both of them, I thought Michael Daley looked wryly amused — there was a sort of amusement or sparkle," he said.

"I thought Gladys Berejiklian frequently looked frustrated.

"She had a good story to tell — the economy story is a good story for her to tell, [but] she didn't really get onto that till the end.

"At the moment that it finished, I thought it was [Mr Daley's win] nine rounds to six.

"Now, I think it's 8 rounds to 7 — it's tightened up, but I think that Daley won."

Labor campaign strategist Dee Madigan told the ABC she thought Ms Berejiklian "gave away her Premier's advantage" and said accusing Mr Daley of lying made her come across as "a bit schoolmarmy".

Government relations advisor and former Liberal State Party executive, Michael Photios, gave the debate to Ms Berejiklian.

"I thought — notwithstanding that level of frustration that she had, and it was self-evident — she was very, very sincere about the achievements and the job that she's [done]," he said.

Mr Photios pointed out the Premier mentioned that she was "very proud" of the Government's achievements "almost as often" as she had accused Mr Daley of lying.