EVEN though they know it's over, senior Labor figures have formed a Praetorian guard around their faded empress. Even though they cannot say it publicly yet, and she cannot bear to face up to it, the sad truth is the Gillard Experiment has failed. All that remains is how to end it, when and with whom.
The sooner they do it, the sooner Labor can set about righting wrongs. They have a duty to provide a respectable administration for whatever time they have left, as well as to restore the party's integrity and self-respect.
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