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Byelection humiliation a coal, hard lesson for Labor

Byelection humiliation a coal, hard lesson for Labor We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss May 25, 2021 — 12.10am Save Normal text size Credit: Fairfax Media In the wake of Labor’s calamitous showing in the Upper Hunter byelection, you’d think Joel Fitzgibbon would be keeping a low profile (“Fresh internal stoush for ALP over pro-coal vision”, May 24). After all, NSW Labor followed his prescription for success – full-throated support for coal – and it spectacularly backfired. But no, he’s doing the rounds, still urging Labor to “wake up to itself”, back fossil fuels and ignore the need for a transition plan. Let’s not forget this is a seat Labor has never won. The eight-point fall in its primary vote appears to have come mainly from the loss of progressive voters, who moved to the independent Kirsty O’Connell, the only candidate advocating a move away from coal. Labor

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