Tasmania, Australia, Feb. 10 -- The office of Tasmania Premier issued the following news release:

Labor's papering over of the gaping cracks in their party is fooling no one.

Liberal Member for Franklin, Dean Young said the hasty decision has clearly only been taken in case of an election being called, not because Labor are actually capable of governing themselves.

As the Administrators themselves reportedly point out:

"There remains a residue of factional intolerance, personal animosity and poor attitudes that is below what is to be expected of a branch that has a focus on winning elections."

"This will require oversight, mentoring and monitoring for some time."

"Or to put it another way, Labor have now been upgraded to training whee...