The Hollowmen
By Mark Aarons
Almost a quarter of a century separates the coup against Hawke from that of ‘Richo’s’ successor, NSW Right faction leader Mark Arbib. But the circumstances and substance of these two political dramas were very different, although Richo did play a small role in Rudd’s demise, advising Arbib that Rudd was “unelectable”. Arbib was secretary of the NSW ALP when, in 2006, he marshalled the numbers for Rudd to win the leadership b
