Labor boss George Wright jumps ship for BHP Billiton job

By Heath Aston
Updated August 31 2016 - 12:08am, first published August 30 2016 - 8:28pm
George Wright is stepping down. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
George Wright is stepping down. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

 The architect of Labor's stronger than expected 2016 election campaign, George Wright, has quit his post as ALP secretary and will return to the corporate world through a senior post at BHP Billiton.