Australian Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese avoided declaring his support for an investigation into whether there is a culture of bullying in the Labor Party after the death of Sen. Kimberley Kitching, 52. After allegations emerged that Kitching faced bullying by three senior female senators in the lead up to her death, Prime Minister Scott Morrison on March 15 cautioned Labor not to dismiss the allegations, calling them “distressing.” “These are very distressing claims and I don’t think they can be dismissed,” Morrison said while in Perth. On March 16 when asked about whether an investigation should occur Albanese instead choose to take exception to the use of the term “mean girls” which News Corp’s The Australian first reported as a term the late senator allegedly used to refer to Labor senators Penny Wong, Katy Gallagher, and Kristina Keneally. Speaking to reporters, Albanese said he found it “astonishing” to get a question “using …