Western Sydney is booming, now the third largest economy in Australia. But COVID has hit hard - especially jobs - and it's a scenario faced by outer suburbs in many major cities where population booms but infrastructure lags.

Panellists: Stuart Ayres, NSW Minister for Jobs, Investment, Tourism and Western Sydney; Richard Marles, Deputy Opposition Leader; Dai Le, Fairfield City Councillor; Amani Haydar, Artist, lawyer and writer; and Amanda Rose, Founding Director of Western Sydney Women.