The new leader of Tasmania’s opposition, David O’Byrne, has appointed former unionist Grahame McCulloch to be his chief of staff despite concerns over the influence of left-leaning factions within Tasmanian Labor, which are believed to have driven voters away from the Party at the previous elections.
McCulloch, who was the National Tertiary Education Union leader for 25 years (from 1993 to 2018), will hold the most senior position in O’Byrne’s executive team staff.
