Clearly Anthony Albanese would have preferred the branch stacking crisis inside the Victorian branch of the Labor Party had not occurred.
But given it did, he needs to make a virtue of taking strong and decisive action and clean it up.
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Phillip 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