VIC: Unionists spurn Brumby and walk out of ALP conference

AAP General News (Australia)
02-27-1999
VIC: Unionists spurn Brumby and walk out of ALP conference

MELBOURNE, Feb 27 AAP - Building unions delivered a slap in the face to Victorian
Opposition Leader John Brumby when he arrived to address the party's state conference in
Melbourne this morning

Unions walked out on his speech and called for federal Opposition Leader Kim Beazley to
restore unity.

Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union state secretary Martin Kingham said Mr Brumby
was not the man to lead the party, warning that not only was the next state election a
"write-off" but that the party risked losing seats.

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