Australia’s Plibersek Backflips, Says Not Contesting Labor Leadership

Tanya Plibersek addresses a 2019 Federal Election Volunteer Rally in Burwood in Sydney, Australia on April 14, 2019. Brook Mitchell/Getty Images

Australian Labor Party politician Tanya Plibersek has announced she will not contest the Labor leadership, leaving Anthony Albanese as the only person to have announced their intention to run.

Tanya Plibersek has announced she will not contest the Labor leadership to become Australia’s opposition leader on May 20.