Joel Fitzgibbon calls for changes to Labor's leader selection rules as Albanese finalises reshuffle

His comments come as Mark Butler is set to be bumped out of the climate portfolio in the reshuffle

Veteran rightwinger Joel Fitzgibbon says Labor needs to consider changing the rules governing the selection of federal party leaders because the current system is very untidy" - but he says his observation isn't connected to media hype about current leadership issues".

Fitzgibbon told Guardian Australia on Thursday there was a case for overhauling the rules imposed by the former prime minister Kevin Rudd in an effort to stabilise the party's coup" culture. He characterised the current leadership selection process as flawed".