Albanese plays ‘captain’s pick’ to maximise Labor’s election prospects in Tasmania
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Anthony Albanese prides himself on his eye for a good candidate.
In 2020, when he was opposition leader, he drafted Kristy McBain to run for a byelection in the marginal NSW seat of Eden-Monaro. If Labor had lost the seat, Albanese’s leadership could have been in trouble. McBain, now a junior minister in his government, won narrowly.
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