Shorten power boosted as scandal-wracked HSU asks to come in from the cold

By Ben Schneiders and Royce Millar
Updated October 14 2016 - 7:20pm, first published 6:17pm
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten is seeking to build his power base in the ALP. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten is seeking to build his power base in the ALP. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Kimberley Kitching is a close political supporter of Bill  Shorten and HSU secretary Diana Asmar.
Kimberley Kitching is a close political supporter of Bill Shorten and HSU secretary Diana Asmar.
The HSU represents low-paid health workers such as hospital cleaners and orderlies. Photo: Jerry Galea
The HSU represents low-paid health workers such as hospital cleaners and orderlies. Photo: Jerry Galea
HSU head Diana Asmar wants her union to rejoin the Labor party. Photo: Luis Enrique Ascui
HSU head Diana Asmar wants her union to rejoin the Labor party. Photo: Luis Enrique Ascui

The scandal-plagued Health Services Union is poised to rejoin the Labor Party in Victoria, as part of Bill Shorten's expansion of his right-wing power base in his home state.

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