Plotters leave vacancies as Gillard battles for ALP's credibility. Prime Minister Julia Gillard is under pressure to convince voters she can heal her bitterly divided party amid worsening fallout from the botched leadership spill. Source: The Courier-Mail
PRIME Minister Julia Gillard is under pressure to convince voters she can heal her bitterly divided party amid worsening fallout from the botched leadership spill.
The PM is planning a major ministerial overhaul early next week after five of Kevin Rudd's plotters stepped down from the front bench and others faced calls to quit.
Departing ministers yesterday delivered damaging assessments of the Government.
Martin Ferguson lashed out at Labor's tactics of "class war" and branded the recent attempts to regulate the media a "debacle".
The long serving Resources Minister warned Labor had failed to learn the lessons from Mr Rudd's refusal to consult over the mining tax.
He criticised unions for being too combative and urged the Labor movement to revive the inclusive spirit of the Hawke and Keating era.
Kevin Rudd calls for time to unite behind Julia Gillard amid the ALP rubble. Cartoon: Leahy March 23, 2013
Mr Ferguson's brother Laurie, who is a backbencher, said Anthony Albanese and Mark Butler were "gutless wonders" for not also quitting.
Queensland MPs Bernie Ripoll, Shayne Neumann, Yvette D'Ath and Senator Jan McLucas have all been named as possible contenders for promotion by Ms Gillard next week.
Others touted as likely winners in the reshuffle include Kate Ellis, Matt Thistlethwaite, Amanda Rishworth, Helen Polley, Glenn Sterle, Catherine King, Sharon Bird, David Feeney and Jacinta Collins.
Labor backbencher Chris Hayes is in line to take over from Rudd backer Mr Fitzgibbon as Chief Government Whip, a Labor source said yesterday.
Rudd and Gillard allies traded barbs about how close the former prime minister had come to reclaiming the top job.
Mr Bowen and Mr Carr both said Mr Rudd had been "very close" to winning majority support in the Caucus.
But Ms Gillard ridiculed suggestions the vote would have been close and said if any MP tries to suggest they had the numbers against her "they will be met with gales of laughter".
The Prime Minister insisted she had not been damaged by the botched coup against her.
Former leader Simon Crean, who was sacked after he called on the failed leadership spill on Thursday, praised Ms Gillard and mocked Mr Rudd.
"She is a fighter. He didn't turn up for the fight," Mr Crean said.
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