Joel Fitzgibbon quits shadow cabinet after dispute over Labor's climate policy

MP says he remains supportive of Anthony Albanese's leadership, but he is open to throwing his hat in the ring if drafted' by colleagues

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Joel Fitzgibbon has made good his threat of stepping down from the shadow cabinet after a protracted internal dispute over climate policy, declaring he regrets not running for the party leadership in 2019.

Fitzgibbon's announcement on Tuesday morning followed a significant argument in shadow cabinet on Monday night, which was preceded by a boilover in the left caucus about the shadow resources minister's constant frontrunning of the climate policy debate.