Minns visits fish-kill town as NSW majority hopes sink

The newly-elected Minns government is preparing to establish a special commission of inquiry into the health sector, as the premier heads to the small town of Menindee for a briefing on mass fish kills in the Darling River.

The inquiry comes after the Health Services Union called on the government to scrutinise the state's $33 health billion budget, accusing the former government of "chronic misallocation of resources and warped priorities".

Before the state election, the premier said if elected he would hold the inquiry, as patients were kept waiting in swamped hospital emergency departments and paramedics were under increasing pressure, despite the sector's enormous budget. 

"We don't see this (inquiry) as a coercive opportunity but as an important opportunity to shine a spotlight on the health system," Mr Minns said last month.

With 100,000 people on the elective surgery waitlist, the government announced on Tuesday it would appoint a task force to address the chronic problem.

The premier is travelling to Menindee in western NSW to survey the millions of fish that have washed up dead on the Darling-Baaka River.

The premier flagged the trip as a listening tour to understand the impact of commerce and business and ensure the agriculture and farming community "can get back up on its feet".

"We need to make sure that those communities aren't forgotten," he said.

The mass fish kills were likely caused by low levels of dissolved oxygen in the water, known as hypoxic blackwater, which has been exacerbated by the extreme conditions.

Meanwhile, the premier has also rejected a call from NRL bosses to upgrade several Sydney football grounds, saying schools and hospitals were more important.

"No, we were elected on a platform to turn around the performance of schools and hospitals and they have to be the absolute priority," Mr Minns told ABC TV.

The government had inherited a $200 billion debt and was committed to fixing essential services, he said.

As counting continues, Labor is unlikely to form a majority government, with the party sitting on 45 seats and falling behind in three of the remaining four seats still in doubt. 

The ABC has called Miranda for Liberal incumbent Eleni Petinos and the seat of Kiama for independent Gareth Ward.

Labor remains ahead in Ryde but has fallen behind in Goulburn, Holsworthy and Terrigal.

Mr Minns says he remains hopeful of securing more seats but the government will deal with any MPs who are elected to pass legislation, with three already signalling their support.

"We have confidence and supply from enough crossbenchers. Whether it's a majority government or a minority government we're ready," he said.

Liberal MP Chris Rath said reports of a decisive win to Labor had been overstated.

"Pretty clear now that the 'landslide' Labor victory seems to be a minority government of only 45 or 46 seats. With all close seats coming back to the LNP, this puts us on around 36," he said in a tweet on Wednesday.

"We're in an almost identical position to Labor after the 2019 election."