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Monday, March 06, 2006

Crean Endorsed by Hotham Rank and File

Lateline's Jim Middleton, live on the scene, has just reported that Hotham's rank and file members have overwhelmingly endorsed the sitting member, Simon Crean, as their preferred candidate for the seat, over challenger Martin Pakula. The final vote, reported by Lateline as 190 to Crean and 88 to Pakula, is a result that Victoria's Central Committee should ignore at their peril. And, as Middleton pointed out, the result may have repercussions, given Kim Beazley's lack of support for the former leader during the preselection battle. Crean has also vowed to lift the lid on the deals behind the battle. As it so often does, Stephen Conroy's name has already been mentioned.

Lateline's report makes for an interesting juxtaposition to tonight's Australian Story, featuring Julia Gillard. Gillard's comments on the pre-selection were, as her comments frequently are, honest, forthright, and courageous, given her own position within the party. To paraphrase Crean himself (the transcript's not yet on the website, otherwise I would have taken the direct quote) - it's this sort of fearlessness that makes a leader.

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