Monthly Archives: December 2011

National Conference Report from a non-aligned delegate

Posted on 16 December, 2011 by Ben Aveling

By Chris Quilkey, non-aligned delegate to National Conference Day 1: PM’s speech: clearly, there is no Graham Freudenberg or Don Watson writing speeches today. I was seated immediately behind the NSW heavies (Sam Dastyari, John Graham who is the Left … Continue reading →

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Marriage Equality and other LGBTI Victories

Posted on 13 December, 2011 by Ben Aveling

By Jamie Gardiner National Conference made a historic decision for equality. By a large majority on the voices it agreed to align the platform with the aspiration for equality of Labor members, Labor supporters and the general public, as expressed … Continue reading →

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More National Conference Results

Posted on 5 December, 2011 by Ben Aveling

Below are the results for Day 2, Session 1, and for Day 3. If anyone can provide Day 1 or Session 2 of Day 2, please do and I’ll share.

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All the Motions from National Conference 2011

Posted on 4 December, 2011 by Ben Aveling

This is more or less the full list of 400 Motions on the agenda at the ALP’s 46th National Conference, including those that succeeded and those that failed. (It’s long…)

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Selected successful motions

Posted on 3 December, 2011 by Ben Aveling

Pretty sure all these got up…

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National Conference Report – 3rd December

Posted on 3 December, 2011 by Ben Aveling

Today was not a good day for the true believers.  There were a few good moments, but some truly dire ones as well. In rough chronological order: support for equal marriage is now part of the Federal Platform the part … Continue reading →

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