Michael McCormack (Riverina, National Party, Shadow Minister for International Development and the Pacific) Share this | Hansard source

Swinging or stinging, it makes no difference. She continues:

Leigh says the factions' power is at an all-time high, which suppresses ideological debate, distorts preselections, and discourages people joining the party.

So we have the Treasurer talking about remaking capitalism. We have the assistant minister—who should be on the front bench; his talent is being ignored, and more's the pity; I mean that genuinely—writing about factionalism in the Labor Party. And out there on 'Struggle Street' they're finding it difficult to pay their bills. So stop writing op-eds, stop writing epistles, and get on with the job that you are elected to do.

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