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Jennifer Hewett

Victorian embarrassment puts Labor leaders under siege

Few people had heard of Adem Somyurek but he wielded great power in the Victorian Labor Party. How could Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and federal Labor leader Anthony Albanese not know how he used that influence?

Who knew? Or rather who in Labor wouldn’t have known?

Anthony Albanese and Daniel Andrews are both doing their best to sound shocked, completely shocked, at the conduct of the now sacked Victorian minister, Adem Somyurek.

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Jennifer Hewett is the national affairs columnist. She writes a daily column on politics, business and the economy. Connect with Jennifer on Twitter. Email Jennifer at jennifer.hewett@afr.com

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