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There is no mention of the controversy over Gillard's "Captain's pick". For one thing, when Gillard announced that Nova Peris was to be preselected over the sitting Senator for the NT, Peris wasn't even a member of the ALP! This fact, at least, should be mentioned, to give some indication as to why there was controversy over her selection. <small class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/203.161.78.193|203.161.78.193]] ([[User talk:203.161.78.193|talk]]) 01:23, 5 November 2014 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
There is no mention of the controversy over Gillard's "Captain's pick". For one thing, when Gillard announced that Nova Peris was to be preselected over the sitting Senator for the NT, Peris wasn't even a member of the ALP! This fact, at least, should be mentioned, to give some indication as to why there was controversy over her selection. <small class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/203.161.78.193|203.161.78.193]] ([[User talk:203.161.78.193|talk]]) 01:23, 5 November 2014 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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:In the lede section, there is actually a mention that Peris was Gillard's "captain's pick" for preselection, and in the Politics section that she was "invited to join the party". --[[User:Canley|Canley]] ([[User talk:Canley|talk]]) 02:45, 5 November 2014 (UTC) |
:In the lede section, there is actually a mention that Peris was Gillard's "captain's pick" for preselection, and in the Politics section that she was "invited to join the party". --[[User:Canley|Canley]] ([[User talk:Canley|talk]]) 02:45, 5 November 2014 (UTC) |
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::It does, but it glosses over the controversial nature of it. It should read that Gillard announced that Peris was her "Captain's Pick" to be imposed over the head of a sitting senator despite not even being a member of the ALP. This was the most significant aspect of Nova Peris's selection at the time, and the prime source of the controversy. Gillard had in her previous "Captain's pick" imposed ex-Premier Bob Carr on the NSW branch instead of Warren Mundine (who was not only an ALP member, but had been the Party's President). The motive was widely seen as a reaction to the recent loss of many aboriginal votes in the NT election - although that was likely due to certain unpopular policies of the Territory Government. The controversy is at least as significant as Nova Peris being the first female aboriginal to be a member of Federal Parliament, and it should be appropriately noted. |
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Controversy on Senate Selection
There is no mention of the controversy over Gillard's "Captain's pick". For one thing, when Gillard announced that Nova Peris was to be preselected over the sitting Senator for the NT, Peris wasn't even a member of the ALP! This fact, at least, should be mentioned, to give some indication as to why there was controversy over her selection. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.161.78.193 (talk) 01:23, 5 November 2014 (UTC)
- In the lede section, there is actually a mention that Peris was Gillard's "captain's pick" for preselection, and in the Politics section that she was "invited to join the party". --Canley (talk) 02:45, 5 November 2014 (UTC)
- It does, but it glosses over the controversial nature of it. It should read that Gillard announced that Peris was her "Captain's Pick" to be imposed over the head of a sitting senator despite not even being a member of the ALP. This was the most significant aspect of Nova Peris's selection at the time, and the prime source of the controversy. Gillard had in her previous "Captain's pick" imposed ex-Premier Bob Carr on the NSW branch instead of Warren Mundine (who was not only an ALP member, but had been the Party's President). The motive was widely seen as a reaction to the recent loss of many aboriginal votes in the NT election - although that was likely due to certain unpopular policies of the Territory Government. The controversy is at least as significant as Nova Peris being the first female aboriginal to be a member of Federal Parliament, and it should be appropriately noted.
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