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Now independent senator John Madigan with photos of former leaders of the DLP. AAP/Alan Porritt

Madigan goes independent because of ‘cancer’ in DLP

Senator John Madigan has quit the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) to sit as an independent, citing a “cancer of political intrigue” in the party. Madigan said the DLP’s “worst enemies are within its own…
The Democratic Labor Party may have had its heyday decades ago, but Senator John Madigan may soon hold the balance of power and have enormous influence over Australian life. AAP/Julian Smith

“I don’t want to see the ALP decimated” - In Conversation with Senator John Madigan

When the Democratic Labor Party’s John Madigan won the sixth Victorian Senate seat at the 2010 election, it appeared a tear in the time space continuum had somehow briefly transported politics back to…
DLP senator John Madigan believes we need to have a ‘public interest test’ when determining levels of foreign investment in Australia. AAP/Alan Porritt

Senator John Madigan In Conversation - full transcript

Geoffrey Robinson: John, you’re the first DLP [Democratic Labor Party] senator elected for a long time from Victoria. In your first speech you talked about being elected to parliament as surreal. Three…

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