Swan said on Saturday he had entered the field “because I want to make a contribution to winning the battle of ideas with the radical right that have taken over the Liberal party of Australia”.
The right faction’s candidate was expected to be the union official Tony Sheldon, but Swan has been prevailed upon by colleagues to run because he is likely to attract support from left-leaning rank and file party members.
Swan, from the backbench, has pushed Labor to adopt a more assertively progressive and redistributive position on economic policy and tax, periodically tweaking the nose of his successor in the treasury portfolio, Chris Bowen.
“Millions of Australians rely on us to be an effective political force, they want us to fight inequality and restrict the power of vested interests, and I want to work with you to make our Labor party bigger, better, and more effective,” Swan said on Saturday.
Source: theguardian
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