The new leader of Tasmania’s opposition, David O’Byrne, has appointed former unionist Grahame McCulloch to be his chief of staff despite concerns over the influence of left-leaning factions within Tasmanian Labor, which are believed to have driven voters away from the Party at the previous elections. McCulloch, who was the National Tertiary Education Union leader for 25 years (from 1993 to 2018), will hold the most senior position in O’Byrne’s executive team staff. “We know we’ve got a lot of work to do to rebuild the faith and trust with the Tasmanian community, to not only keep the Gutwein government to account … but also to build a vision and a platform that the Tasmanian community can support and vote for at the next election,” O’Byrne told reporters. Well known for his tenure in the higher education field, McCulloch will join the newly appointed O’Bryne in trying to turn around the …