Monthly Archives: July 2014

Jim Bright’s speech to Conference

The following speech was delivered by Jim Bright, South Coast Delegate and candidate for the Administrative Committee, in support of the OurALP proposal that the motion from the Alexandria Branch that “union delegates to Conference should be directly elected by trade … Continue reading

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OurALP has won a place on Rules.

We won one place on the Rules Committee, for Ben Aveling. On the figures we have, we came within 6 votes of getting a place on the Administrative Committee for Jim Bright.

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Ballot papers

As I write, voting continues. We will tell you the final result when we have it. On their ballot papers, the Right put us last for both Admin and for Rules. The Left put us last for Admin, but put … Continue reading

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Admin Committee Candidate Bios – Unofficial

At time of writing, the only official candidate bio’s we are aware of are our own. We’ve done a quick web search, to give you an very brief idea of who all of candidates are, who they’ve worked for, what … Continue reading

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Vote for Reform

Vote for Reform Administrative Committee 2 Ross Smith Pam Ward 1 Jim Bright Prue Car Jess Malnersic Simmone Pengelly Kate Washington Kirsten Andrews Michael Forshaw Sue West Anthony D’Adam 3 Ben Aveling Monika Wheeler Johno Johnson Karen McKeown Luke Whitington … Continue reading

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Please vote for reform candidates at the State Conference Elections

As per the image on the right, there will be seven contested ballots at NSW State Conference this weekend: Administrative Committee, Rules Committee, State Organiser, Senior Vice President, President, Senate and General Secretary. There are three independent, pro-reform candidates: Jim … Continue reading

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NSW Rules Committee Minority Report

The NSW_Labor_2014 Rules_Committee Minority_Report Australian Labor Party Annual Conference 2014 NSW Branch Rules Committee Minority Report The party has issued its Rules Report ahead of conference. The preamble indicates that there were differences of opinion on both the principles and … Continue reading

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The Rules Report – did your motion get up?

Please find attached the NSW Labor Rules Report for the 2014 Conference. 208 rule changes were proposed by party units, including branches, SECs, FECs, affiliated Unions, and various other party bodies. Those proposals have been considered by the Rules Committee, … Continue reading

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