Years of damaging infighting and bitter spats culminate in Labor's Tasmanian branch being effectively taken over by the party's national executive, in order for it to 'improve the culture' and reinstate 'trust'.
The party was also rocked by the resignation of Ben McGregor, who stood down as a candidate during last year's state election campaign over
In a statement today, the Australian Labor Party's national secretary Paul Erickson said Tasmanian Labor needed a "circuit-breaker to rebuild". Former Tasmanian Labor president Ben McGregor stood down as a candidate during last year's state campaign. "Doug and Nick are respected universally across the labour movement, and bring significant campaign, governance and organisational experience to the task of rebuilding," he said.
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