On the ABC’s only conservative programme, Counterpoint, Samantha Maiden of The Australian made this comment on leadership:
I mean, you can’t run, whether it’s the Liberal Party or the Labor Party, like some sort of feminist collective. Not that I’m saying I didn’t like a bit of feminist collective action 20 years ago when I was at university. But at the end of the day somebody’s got to take charge and make a decision. You’ve got to decide sooner or later whether you want to win an election or whether you want to be consulted on every tiny little thing.
In other words, at some point the left have to grow up. Peter Garret being a case-in-point.