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Labor’s great structural dilemma exposed

Labor’s great structural dilemma exposed

While Anthony Albanese ended the week on the front foot over the Victoria lockdown, the resignation of NSW Labor leader Jodi McKay exposes the party’s great structural dilemma.

Labor was having a very bad week until the spotlight turned back onto the government over its handling of the vaccination rollout. David Rowe

Phillip CooreyPolitical editor

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On the previous seven occasions Labor has formed government, it has, on five of them, secured a majority of the seats in Queensland.

If such history is to be Labor’s guide next time, it would have to win another nine seats north of the Tweed.

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Phillip CooreyPolitical editorPhillip Coorey is the political editor based in Canberra. He is a two-time winner of the Paul Lyneham award for press gallery excellence. Connect with Phillip on Facebook and Twitter. Email Phillip at pcoorey@afr.com

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