Labor plan to parachute Andrew Charlton into multicultural western Sydney seat ignites anger
by Anne Davies from World news | The Guardian on (#5XC2Q)
Move to install Accenture executive as Parramatta candidate would be second time in a year ALP has overridden local branch members in the region
The Labor party is moving to install an Accenture managing director, the former high-profile Labor staffer Andrew Charlton, into the western Sydney federal seat of Parramatta, igniting anger among local branches and multicultural communities.
Insiders say the proposal of parachuting in Charlton, who worked as an economic adviser to Kevin Rudd, has been put forward by the opposition leader, Anthony Albanese, and is under consideration by the party's state executive.
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