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Labor's factions suck the life out of it.
Hey I like this quote:
It was Albanese who got into Beazley's ear on Thursday that he must take the initiative on the ballot. More significantly, he had to make it a contest for all frontbench positions, not just Beazley's leadership and that of his deputy, Melbourne's Jenny Macklin, and Labor's Senate leadership team, Chris Evans and Stephen Conroy.
Now they all have to jostle for themselves, not just a vote for the leadership. There are 40 jobs up for grabs, or thereabouts, and that will have everyone scrabbling around this weekend.
Self-interest is a wondrous incentive.
Perhaps there might even be a genuine ballot for the front bench, rather than one organised by the factions then rubber-stamped by caucus. If so, it would be the first in a quarter of a century.
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