Labor rank and file angry at ‘captain’s pick’ for preselection of Joel Fitzgibbon’s key Hunter seat
by Sarah Martin from on (#5PKCK)
Party facing internal backlash as leader Anthony Albanese backs five time Olympian and coalminer Daniel Repacholi for Hunter Valley seat
The Labor party is facing an internal backlash over a captain's pick" preselection for the key seat of Hunter, with rank and file members demanding a say in who will replace the outgoing MP Joel Fitzgibbon.
On Wednesday, the Labor leader Anthony Albanese said he would be backing five-time Olympian and former coalminer Daniel Repacholi for the Hunter Valley seat, who has also won the support of Fitzgibbon and the CFMEU.
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