a brief insight into the workings of the ALP..it consists of factions..the Ministers are decided along factional lines. There are 2 main right wing factions..AWU and Labor Unity and there are 2 main left wing factions ..socialist left and Labor Left.Originally Posted by Reel Nauti
The Socialist Left has a very strong green leaning and that is why the ALP tends to head down the green path at times..to appease this faction...most of their green ideas come from members of this Socialist Left faction..not so much from the Green Party. They then do a preference deal with the Green Party to once again appease this internal faction. Up until a couple of years back..the 2 men running Qld were Bill Ludwig (AWU faction) and Terry Mackenroth..both very powerful men at the time in the State Labor movement. If you delve into each Minsiters factional allegiance you will soon see which faction has the most power at any one time.