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. Backers of Albanese would welcome a full-blown leadership ballot, confident the high-profile leftwinger would prevail both in the grassroots vote and in the caucus. A number of Labor players are in the mix for deputy leader, including Tony Burke, and Victorians Clare O’Neil and Richard Marles. Three other Labor held seats remain in doubt, including Macquarie in New South Wales, Cowan in Western Australia, and Lilley in Queensland. One of the things that I’m not going to do, if I’m elected as leader of the Labor party, is to make policy on the run.

Source: The Guardian May 20, 2019 10:18 UTC