Kimberley Kitching

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Labor senator Kimberley Kitching

Former Labor MP says party politics 'certainly contributed to stress ... (3AW)

It comes after her shock death from a heart attack last week at the age of 52. There are reports Senator Kitching was feeling “isolated” within her own party ...

A former Labor MP who was friends with Kimberley Kitching says allegations of bullying within the party need to be addressed. Labor leader Anthony Albanese refused to be drawn on whether allegations of bullying were worth investigating, saying it was disrespectful given her funeral was on Monday. Former Labor MP says party politics ‘certainly contributed to stress’ of Kimberley Kitching

Penny's gesture to Kimberley Kitching (NEWS.com.au)

Penny Wong has confirmed she will now attend the funeral of Labor senator Kimberley Kitching after previously insisting she was uncertain if she could make ...

“They don’t stand up for women. I currently have an engagement in the Northern Territory with some First Nations communities,” she told Ten News. “We have lost a colleague way too young.

Senator Kimberley Kitching mourned (Australian Jewish News)

In January, the Labor Senator for Victoria took part in a Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) commemoration for International Holocaust Remembrance Day, while ...

We especially revered her as a fearless defender of the State of Israel.” Executive Council of Australian Jewry co-CEO Peter Wertheim said the late Senator was “one of the best friends the Jewish community has ever had in the ALP”. Hailing Kitching as “an incredibly warm, intelligent and passionate person with so much more to give this country”, ZFA president Jeremy Leibler told The AJN, “She was a dear friend of the Australian Jewish community and Israel and will be sorely missed.”

The bullying of Kimberley Kitching | The Spectator Australia (The Spectator Australia)

In-depth reports from ideologically-opposite sources – Shaun Carney of The Age and Sharri Markson of The Australian – appear to corroborate each other.

But I have no doubt that the stress of politics in the machinations in the back rooms had its toll.’ What role did he play in the dressing-down of Kitching over the Higgins affair? Kimberley Kitching had underlying health issues that made her condition unusually susceptible or fragile. Especially now he is dodging any further scrutiny of the behaviour towards Kitching that Markson and Carney exposed. In the Senate, her leadership team allegedly froze Kitching out. I can’t tell you why this woman of 52 was taken from us.

Kimberley Kitching disclosed allegations Senate Labor colleagues ... (ABC News)

Labor senator Kimberley Kitching told a parliament-employed workplace trainer she was being bullied by Senate Labor colleagues, according to multiple ALP ...

Asked by a reporter if she believed Senator Kitching had been bullied, she said: "Somebody has died. She was a fierce advocate for what she believed in but much more than that, she was somebody who was warm, who was fun to be with." I think that people are still grieving." "This sort of behaviour can't continue. That donor denies the allegation. "To describe strong, articulate, principled women like Penny Wong, Katy Gallagher and Kristina Keneally — I find it astonishing and a throwback.

Kimberley Kitching: Farewell to a patriot and a friend (The Sydney Morning Herald)

Yet many Coalition MPs were quick to use the term last week to pay tribute to the late Labor senator Kimberley Kitching. It appeared to make many progressives ...

She and her loyal staff worked through the night – communicating directly with those on the ground and then dealing with government ministers. She won her political rivals over with principles and the power of persuasion. And yet, as the report spells out, she was a partisan. Kitching’s colleagues hated the fact she fraternised with the enemy. The committee brought together a diverse group of senators – from Liberal Eric Abetz, Green Janet Rice and Jacqui Lambie. But she never asked me for anything other than to chat about life and the world, most often over a steak sandwich at Aussies cafe in Parliament House on a Thursday lunchtime but occasionally with other MPs and journalists in the evening. Kitching was so personable that it was easy to be drawn to her. She was a warm, caring, happy, intelligent woman who was full of optimism and positivity. At this point Kitching would want me to pause and explain that the English word patriot derived from the French word “Patriote” in the 15th century. She was so upset and I felt so hopeless that I couldn’t console her. I remember when her cavoodle, Ronnie, died and a phone conversation turned into a sob fest. “There are two moons in October 2020,” she wrote.