“The gift of time and reflection has provided some clarity regarding the brutal blow against the leadership,” Ms Banks said.
“Led by members of the reactionary right wing,the coup was aided by many MPs trading their vote for a leadership change in exchange for their individual promotion,preselection endorsements or silence.
“Their actions were undeniably for themselves,for their position in the party,their power,their personal ambition – not for the Australian people who we represent,not for what people voted for in the 2016 election,not for stability. And disregarding that teamwork and stability delivers success.