Brawling debates and activist demands on the floor? Not at a national conference of Albanese’s Labor

Only one MP is publicly warning the party’s allergy to ‘dissent’ could become an electoral liabilityFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn his curtain-raiser speech to Labor’s national conference, the South Australian premier, Peter Malinaukas, jokingly acknowledged the activists in the party’s ranks.“There are people with placards, chants and a list of unrealistic demands – and we’ve given them all delegates passes,” Malinauskas said, to howls of laughter from the MPs, trade unionists and rank-and-file members gathered in the Adelaide Convention Centre. Continue reading...