Dai Le saga is a perfect case study in the need for party reform

By Sean Nicholls
Updated January 30 2015 - 9:18pm, first published 9:00pm
Happier times: Charlie Lynn and Jai Rowell in 2006. Photo: Jonathan Ng
Happier times: Charlie Lynn and Jai Rowell in 2006. Photo: Jonathan Ng
Happier times: Charlie Lynn and Jai Rowell in 2006. Photo: Jonathan Ng
Happier times: Charlie Lynn and Jai Rowell in 2006. Photo: Jonathan Ng
Happier times: Charlie Lynn and Jai Rowell in 2006. Photo: Jonathan Ng
Happier times: Charlie Lynn and Jai Rowell in 2006. Photo: Jonathan Ng
Happier times: Charlie Lynn and Jai Rowell in 2006. Photo: Jonathan Ng
Happier times: Charlie Lynn and Jai Rowell in 2006. Photo: Jonathan Ng

When political allies fall out the outcome is rarely good for the party itself. Those of us on the outside, however, it can provide a glimpse into how political parties sometimes work.