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Party unity hangs on Swan's spot
Cosima Marriner
December 6, 2006
KEVIN RUDD has one last chance to heal his broken bonds with Wayne Swan.
If he retains Mr Swan as shadow treasurer, it could signal a rapprochement between the friends-turned-enemies. If not, it will mark the point of no return between Queensland's two most prominent federal ALP politicians.
The Nambour High boys who worked together in Queensland state politics and shared a house in Canberra are now barely on speaking terms. Competing leadership ambitions, further poisoned by suspected breaches of trust, caused a bitter falling out in 2003.
Those who know Mr Rudd and Mr Swan say their relationship has always been tinged with jealousy. But healthy rivalry turned into open warfare when the pair began jockeying for position during the Crean-Beazley-Latham leadership tussle three years ago.
They hail from different factions and power bases (Mr Rudd from Labor Unity, Mr Swan from the AWU-aligned faction) and have different support bases in Queensland - Mr Rudd backed by the Premier, Peter Beattie, Mr Swan by the state ALP secretary, Milton ********.
A friendship sprang up between the two as they trod similar career paths after attending the same Sunshine Coast high school. Mr Swan was school captain and Mr Rudd, two years behind, was dux of the class of 1974.
In the late '80s they met again when Mr Swan was state secretary of the Queensland ALP and Mr Rudd became chief of staff for the opposition leader, Wayne Goss.
The pair worked closely together on the 1989 election campaign that swept Labor to power in Queensland after 32 years in the wilderness.
They continued to be closely involved until 1993, when Mr Swan made it to Canberra, winning the federal seat of Lilley in north-east Brisbane. Five years later, Mr Rudd followed Mr Swan south.
It all turned sour when moves began in 2003 to unseat Simon Crean as Labor leader. Mr Swan was marshalling support for Kim Beazley, for whom he had had enormous loyalty since working for him as a staffer. Sensing a change in the air, Mr Rudd began lobbying for his own promotion to leader. The Beazley backers believe Mr Rudd's reluctance to rule himself out of the running in 2003, and again in 2005, damaged their campaign, while Mr Rudd is said to be hurt he was left out of the leadership discussions.
Some Labor MPs describe the falling out as a collision of the leadership ambitions of two very different politicians: Mr Swan, the populist always ready with the media soundbite, and Mr Rudd, the intellectual obsessed with values, vision and policy.
As of Monday, the dynamics of this feud have changed. Colleagues are confident the common goal of getting Labor into government will ultimately override the men's personal tensions.
But some caucus members say relations will depend on how Mr Swan is treated in the reshuffle. Mr Swan is widely credited with scoring points against the Government on interest rates, and would consider anything other than the treasury portfolio a demotion. "What happens next is in Kevin's hands," one MP said.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/party-unity-hangs-on-swans-spot/2006/12/05/1165080945310.html
Party unity hangs on Swan's spot
Cosima Marriner
December 6, 2006
KEVIN RUDD has one last chance to heal his broken bonds with Wayne Swan.
If he retains Mr Swan as shadow treasurer, it could signal a rapprochement between the friends-turned-enemies. If not, it will mark the point of no return between Queensland's two most prominent federal ALP politicians.
The Nambour High boys who worked together in Queensland state politics and shared a house in Canberra are now barely on speaking terms. Competing leadership ambitions, further poisoned by suspected breaches of trust, caused a bitter falling out in 2003.
Those who know Mr Rudd and Mr Swan say their relationship has always been tinged with jealousy. But healthy rivalry turned into open warfare when the pair began jockeying for position during the Crean-Beazley-Latham leadership tussle three years ago.
They hail from different factions and power bases (Mr Rudd from Labor Unity, Mr Swan from the AWU-aligned faction) and have different support bases in Queensland - Mr Rudd backed by the Premier, Peter Beattie, Mr Swan by the state ALP secretary, Milton ********.
A friendship sprang up between the two as they trod similar career paths after attending the same Sunshine Coast high school. Mr Swan was school captain and Mr Rudd, two years behind, was dux of the class of 1974.
In the late '80s they met again when Mr Swan was state secretary of the Queensland ALP and Mr Rudd became chief of staff for the opposition leader, Wayne Goss.
The pair worked closely together on the 1989 election campaign that swept Labor to power in Queensland after 32 years in the wilderness.
They continued to be closely involved until 1993, when Mr Swan made it to Canberra, winning the federal seat of Lilley in north-east Brisbane. Five years later, Mr Rudd followed Mr Swan south.
It all turned sour when moves began in 2003 to unseat Simon Crean as Labor leader. Mr Swan was marshalling support for Kim Beazley, for whom he had had enormous loyalty since working for him as a staffer. Sensing a change in the air, Mr Rudd began lobbying for his own promotion to leader. The Beazley backers believe Mr Rudd's reluctance to rule himself out of the running in 2003, and again in 2005, damaged their campaign, while Mr Rudd is said to be hurt he was left out of the leadership discussions.
Some Labor MPs describe the falling out as a collision of the leadership ambitions of two very different politicians: Mr Swan, the populist always ready with the media soundbite, and Mr Rudd, the intellectual obsessed with values, vision and policy.
As of Monday, the dynamics of this feud have changed. Colleagues are confident the common goal of getting Labor into government will ultimately override the men's personal tensions.
But some caucus members say relations will depend on how Mr Swan is treated in the reshuffle. Mr Swan is widely credited with scoring points against the Government on interest rates, and would consider anything other than the treasury portfolio a demotion. "What happens next is in Kevin's hands," one MP said.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/party-unity-hangs-on-swans-spot/2006/12/05/1165080945310.html
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Apparently she's the one that has been dumped (according to Lateline).
Disappointed that we didn't see a slightly more extensive shake-up. I was hoping to see another one or two former ministers - Kerr and Faulkner, probably - as well as King and A.Burke. I guess they'll have to wait.
Where are all these businessmen in the Liberal party? Plenty of lawyers, staffers and various tryhards but cant think of many businessmen let alone ones from the top end of town.
Howard is no friend of big business.
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If you go by who says what then a report in todays West that mentions Swan attacking a funding issue is a sure sign he is staying on, to me anyway
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Haven't allocated portfolios but have stated the personnel changes
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20886854-2,00.html
December 07, 2006 11:00am
FORMER Midnight Oil singer Peter Garrett was today elected unopposed to the front bench of federal Labor's parliamentary party.
New leader Kevin Rudd and his deputy Julia Gillard have yet to allocate portfolios but the changes to the front bench were rubber stamped by caucus this morning.
Along with Mr Garrett, Chris Bowen, Craig Emerson and Bob McMullan were elected unopposed to to the shadow ministry at a 10-minute meeting of MPs.
Mr Garrett's election marks a stellar political rise for the ex-rocker, who was parachuted into Labor's safe Kingsford-Smith constituency in east Sydney two years ago by then leader Mark Latham.
The decision to dump Annette Hurley from the front bench to make way for a man was criticised by backbencher Jennie George, a member of the left faction, who said it was regrettable a woman had been tapped on the shoulder.
"There's a lot of frustration in the caucus because we have developed a culture of a mutual protection society,'' Ms George said.
"You will see it today in the faction that I belong to, it is really same as, same as.
"There are a lot of people that desperately want to have change in the process of selecting the front bench."
Ms George said changes were needed to make sure the front bench reflected the broader community with a mix of political positions and a better male-female ratio.
"There is a lot of frustration about the process and at the next election there will certainly be a different process than the one this time," she said.
Senator Hurley did not renominate after being dumped by her right faction last night to make way for both Mr Bowen and Dr Emerson.
The decision leaves just seven women on Labor's 32-member front bench.
That's still more than the five on the government front bench.
With new leader Kevin Rudd and his deputy Julia Gillard yet to allocate portfolios, the changes were rubber-stamped by the caucus at 8am and will be officially announced later today.
Labor backbencher Kelly Hoare said Mr Rudd had the right to choose his own team for the frontbench.
"It's not a good look for Labor but I think the balance will restore itself eventually," she said.
Environment spokesman Anthony Albanese said Labor had its selection processes and women were well represented compared to the government.
"Julia Gillard is obviously a very strong deputy leader and we will have a number of women in very senior positions," Mr Albanese said.
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20886854-2,00.html
December 07, 2006 11:00am
FORMER Midnight Oil singer Peter Garrett was today elected unopposed to the front bench of federal Labor's parliamentary party.
New leader Kevin Rudd and his deputy Julia Gillard have yet to allocate portfolios but the changes to the front bench were rubber stamped by caucus this morning.
Along with Mr Garrett, Chris Bowen, Craig Emerson and Bob McMullan were elected unopposed to to the shadow ministry at a 10-minute meeting of MPs.
Mr Garrett's election marks a stellar political rise for the ex-rocker, who was parachuted into Labor's safe Kingsford-Smith constituency in east Sydney two years ago by then leader Mark Latham.
The decision to dump Annette Hurley from the front bench to make way for a man was criticised by backbencher Jennie George, a member of the left faction, who said it was regrettable a woman had been tapped on the shoulder.
"There's a lot of frustration in the caucus because we have developed a culture of a mutual protection society,'' Ms George said.
"You will see it today in the faction that I belong to, it is really same as, same as.
"There are a lot of people that desperately want to have change in the process of selecting the front bench."
Ms George said changes were needed to make sure the front bench reflected the broader community with a mix of political positions and a better male-female ratio.
"There is a lot of frustration about the process and at the next election there will certainly be a different process than the one this time," she said.
Senator Hurley did not renominate after being dumped by her right faction last night to make way for both Mr Bowen and Dr Emerson.
The decision leaves just seven women on Labor's 32-member front bench.
That's still more than the five on the government front bench.
With new leader Kevin Rudd and his deputy Julia Gillard yet to allocate portfolios, the changes were rubber-stamped by the caucus at 8am and will be officially announced later today.
Labor backbencher Kelly Hoare said Mr Rudd had the right to choose his own team for the frontbench.
"It's not a good look for Labor but I think the balance will restore itself eventually," she said.
Environment spokesman Anthony Albanese said Labor had its selection processes and women were well represented compared to the government.
"Julia Gillard is obviously a very strong deputy leader and we will have a number of women in very senior positions," Mr Albanese said.
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??? And now the mutual protection is gone its a bad thing?
Get the best person for the job, man or woman
Dreadful news.
Second black mark to Rudd (first was siding with Abbott and Howard in opposing stem cell research)
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Thats just how I saw it, I could be wrong
Just OT a bit, did you hear Gillard defending it? Nice sentiment but I would have thought Labor would have sat back and either said nothing and let the Libs shoot themselves or given it token support or attack where needed
The pollies opposing stem cell research are utter arse clowns. All of them.
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Whether they are or not the bible belt of Australia and the abortion critics would see the Liberals as supporting it, which in turn is another area for Labor to attack. Yet Gillard sounded like a Liberal spokesperson
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Look like it or not the ALP does endeavour to promote equal opportunity.
If in doing that the ALP sets internal targets (quotas) then so be it.
If the voting public want equality in society, then surely the ALP must pro-actively promote it within?
People say "The best person for the job" that makes the fatal flaw of assuming there is only 1 best person for the job, when in fact there maybe several. If all things are equal (experience, skills, knowledge) and one of the candidates is a women, then to bring the party into line with its stated aims and goals, a women should get the job.
For the woman haters out there I reiterate "If all things are equal"
If in doing that the ALP sets internal targets (quotas) then so be it.
If the voting public want equality in society, then surely the ALP must pro-actively promote it within?
People say "The best person for the job" that makes the fatal flaw of assuming there is only 1 best person for the job, when in fact there maybe several. If all things are equal (experience, skills, knowledge) and one of the candidates is a women, then to bring the party into line with its stated aims and goals, a women should get the job.
For the woman haters out there I reiterate "If all things are equal"
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No problems with that Murray but Jennie George must understand that this is a critical time in the Party and that the best person is needed. If Rudd thinks it is a woman ..great , if not then George must accept it
Didn't George support Beazley? If so, she's an arse clown and who cares.
And from what I have read, Hurley was a dud anyway.
And from what I have read, Hurley was a dud anyway.
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Murray, I reserve the right to disagree with it and not consider myself a woman hater. Women are great. Especially hot ones that can cook.
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Nah, I didn't mean that people have to agree with it - infact by all means debate it, but you know some woman haters will just jump on it as a way of pushing their own agenda
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Of course. They're good at that.
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