By NOEL MURPHY
CORIO MP Richard Marles has made an impassioned plea for the ALP to drop its previous leadership baggage and back Bill Shorten as its federal leader over Anthony Albanese.
“He’s a very effective communicator and politician and he’s already made a great difference for our country and could do so as our leader,” Mr Marles said.
“I’ve known Bill a very long time and I absolutely know what he’d bring to this job … he’d be very good.”
Mr Marles said Mr Shorten’s role in bringing DisabilityCare’s headquarters to Geelong was one of the signature achievements of Labor’s six years in office.
