Labor party Anthony Albanese targets Shorten with call for party reform Albanese states support for rank-and-file input after two Shorten picks for Senate Anthony Albanese and Bill Shorten. Shorten has filled two Senate vacancies with his preferred candidates since the 2016 poll. On Sunday Albanese, Shorten’s challenger for the leadership in 2013, told Sky News that he was a “strong supporter of rank-and-file preselections”. Albanese described Butler, the party’s climate change spokesman, as an “outstanding person” who “stands up for the interests of party members”. When given the binary of loyalty to Shorten or the best interests of the Labor party, Albanese opted for “the cause of Labor and the people we represent”.

Source: The Guardian February 04, 2018 05:26 UTC