Published: May 20, 2019
Anthony Albanese’s backers confident candidate would win grassroots ballot if rivals force one
Two Labor rightwingers, Chris Bowen and Jim Chalmers, are weighing up whether to run for Labor leader against Anthony Albanese, effectively forcing the party to undertake a grassroots ballot.
Bowen, Labor’s most senior rightwing figure, has lost bark in the caucus because of his championing of controversial revenue raising policies, particularly franking credits, which hurt MPs in marginal seats – and Chalmers, a next-generation rightwinger from Queensland, is being lobbied to run to help stabilise the ALP’s position in a state where voters swung to the Coalition and to insurgents.
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