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Labor women outnumber men in the caucus. Why are they overlooked as Albanese’s potential successor? (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] [S] 2 points 1 day ago (1 child)

conversations with more than a dozen MPs, staffers and former parliamentarians, one name came up most as the successor to Albanese: the health and NDIS minister, Mark Butler. In public polls and news articles, Jim Chalmers is also mentioned, as is the deputy prime minister, Richard Marles, and minister for home affairs, Tony Burke.

Seems like internally they don’t support them at all.

Also I almost threw up at the prospect of a Wong government. She has shown herself to be such a disgrace lately with her pathetic responses to serious issues, ex. the rape of Flotilla members.

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    Oh yeah Wong's attitude regarding Israel has been despicable. What really did it for me was her response to Payman crossing the floor. Using the fact that she as a lesbian went for so long voting against marriage equality as a justification for Payman not being entitled to vote for (a) Labor's own official policy, and (b) her own basic human rights. Like bruh, Penny. Haven't you seen Moo Moo, S04E16 of Brooklyn Nine Nine? The response of those in power who have experienced hardship shouldn't be to tell juniors to also put up with hardship. It should be too change the system so that they don't have to put up with it in the future. Be better.

    But I wasn't speaking about my personal opinion of her. Rather, of her prominence within the party and wider public.

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