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| Labor left caucus concerned over insistence on Shorten from the right | Labor left caucus concerned over insistence on Shorten from the right |
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| Labor's left is concerned that the rightwing faction is attempting to force its members to vote for the right's leadership candidate Bill Shorten, a practice they say has not been used since the Hawke/Keating showdowns of the 1990s. | |
| The left claims the "lock", imposed at meetings of the right last week, means right wing MPs who wanted to vote for left candidate Anthony Albanese in the caucus ballot on 10 October now aren't able to do so. | The left claims the "lock", imposed at meetings of the right last week, means right wing MPs who wanted to vote for left candidate Anthony Albanese in the caucus ballot on 10 October now aren't able to do so. |
| The caucus ballot has a 50% say in the final result, to be announced on 13 October, with Labor's membership of around 40,000 having a say for the first time in another ballot also counting for 50% of the outcome. | The caucus ballot has a 50% say in the final result, to be announced on 13 October, with Labor's membership of around 40,000 having a say for the first time in another ballot also counting for 50% of the outcome. |
| The factional blocs splintered during the recent protracted leadership battles between Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard, but faced with a new system to elect the Labor leader which may have favoured the left, the right is reuniting behind Shorten and attempting to force its parliamentary members to follow suit. | The factional blocs splintered during the recent protracted leadership battles between Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard, but faced with a new system to elect the Labor leader which may have favoured the left, the right is reuniting behind Shorten and attempting to force its parliamentary members to follow suit. |
| Albanese was considered to have a clear advantage in the grassroots ballot, but the right and right-affiliated unions are making an all out effort in favour of Shorten, with the Australian Workers Union, the Shop Distributive and Allied Employees Association and the National Union of Workers all pitching in to help Shorten's grassroots campaign. | Albanese was considered to have a clear advantage in the grassroots ballot, but the right and right-affiliated unions are making an all out effort in favour of Shorten, with the Australian Workers Union, the Shop Distributive and Allied Employees Association and the National Union of Workers all pitching in to help Shorten's grassroots campaign. |
| Albanese's campaign was officially launched Monday night by former minister and union leader Greg Combet and both candidates are touring the country to meet members and state his credentials. | Albanese's campaign was officially launched Monday night by former minister and union leader Greg Combet and both candidates are touring the country to meet members and state his credentials. |
| Albanese told members Labor needed to "defend our legacy, or economic, social and environmental gains." | Albanese told members Labor needed to "defend our legacy, or economic, social and environmental gains." |
| A website, Albo for Leader, talks about how he is the "son of a single mum who grew up in council housing in Camperdown". | A website, Albo for Leader, talks about how he is the "son of a single mum who grew up in council housing in Camperdown". |
| Shorten and Albanese are the only candidates expected to run but nominations don't close until Friday. | Shorten and Albanese are the only candidates expected to run but nominations don't close until Friday. |
| Both candidates have vowed to keep the historic ballot civilised and have said they would be happy to work under the other. | Both candidates have vowed to keep the historic ballot civilised and have said they would be happy to work under the other. |
| Asked on Monday about the differences between the two candidates, Shorten said "I think that our values are quite similar in terms of our commitment to the Labor party and the Labor cause. I joined the Labor party when I was 17. It's a cause I have held to for 29 years. I believe that when it comes to policies that we should be debating ideas in the Labor party." | |
| Shorten said a majority of caucus members had signed his nomination for the leader's position. | Shorten said a majority of caucus members had signed his nomination for the leader's position. |
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