Latham's incredible shrinking front bench
More than the rest, Tanner's retreat rattles insiders
Latham confident despite resignations
Fresh blow to Latham as MP joins exodus
Latham's front bench in turmoil
Chaos in ranks threatens leadership crisis
The exodus from the front bench of the ALP's shadow ministry started with John Faulkner (Senate Leader, State, Public Administration and Accountability), Kim Beazley (Defence, and former leader), Annette Ellis (Ageing, Seniors & Disabilities), Craig Emmerson (Workplace Relations, Public Service), Bob McMullan (Finance, Small Business), and now Lindsay Tanner (Communications, Community Relationships) have all taken a seat on the back benches.
Classic lines from the Sydney Morning Herald include:
First Mark Latham lost the election. Now he is losing his front bench.
Mark Latham is putting a brave face on the ever-increasing numbers of experienced people who are deciding against serving in his front bench.
Labor's leader always wanted to rejuvenate it and promote new faces. Now he has to.
"This is now a problem," one senior operator said last night - as if all that had happened in the previous week was not.
Even ... the former prime minister Gough Whitlam, has conceded that the party realistically needs two terms to win.
Although at this stage there is no realistic threat to Latham's leadership, the party is edgy, unhappy and unsure.
Meanwhile the rest of Australia is either underwhelmed or under sedation!
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