Votes on major policy positions including free trade agreements,asylum seeker turnbacks and party democratisation expected to be tightly contestedKey Labor policy positions on boat turnbacks, the China free trade agreement and party democratisation hang in the balance ahead of the party’s conference this weekend, or with factional numbers closer than at any time in the past 20 years.
Many of the debates remain too close to call because the traditional left-right faction numbers are so fine. Furthermore,unlike in past years, delegates are not certain the factional leaders will be able to bind their members to vote along factional lines, and given calls for greater democratisation.
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Source: theguardian.com