Daniel McConnell: ‘Bambi Bacik’ struggling to cope with Labour leadership role

Ivana Bacik sought to portray Alan Kelly’s assassination as a benign decision taken independently by him, refusing to clarify if she was present in senator Marie Sherlock’s house when the coup was cooked up the weekend prior to Kelly’s downfall.

A month on from her election to replace Alan Kelly, it is still far too early to conclude whether this is or isn’t the party’s final chapter

The election of Ivana Bacik as the Labour Party’s fifth leader in a decade has been described by some as the last throw of the dice for the oldest political movement in this country.

A month on from her election to replace Alan Kelly, it is still far too early to conclude whether this is or isn’t the party’s final chapter. It is also too early to form a complete judgement as to what kind of leader Bacik is likely to be, and more importantly whether she is to be a success or not.