Author Archives: Ben Aveling

Bring the ALP back to reality

Posted on 9 August, 2011 by Ben Aveling

By Rob Quinn If the present mess is continued then the Party, (but not its ideals), may come close to extinction. I see the problem as a ‘stick in the mud’ Party leadership, who have bent only a little towards … Continue reading →

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OurALP Activist meeting report for 24th July.

Posted on 6 August, 2011 by Ben Aveling

There was a meeting of Our ALP activists two weeks back, at Leichhardt Town Hall, with people dialing in from other parts of NSW and overseas. The meeting agreed that the reforms secured at State Conference don’t go as far … Continue reading →

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Admin Committee and Rules Committee

Posted on 12 July, 2011 by Ben Aveling

This is unofficial, but the new Administrative Committee is (in ballot paper order): Right: Mark Lennon, Gerald Dwyer, Kirsten Andrews, Wayne Forno, Prue Guillaume, Barbara Nebart, Graeme Kelly, Tony Sheldon, Mark Ptolemy, Russ Collison, Julie Sibraa, Alex Classens, Jim Metcher, … Continue reading →

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Conference Report for Day 2

Posted on 11 July, 2011 by Ben Aveling

Yesterday started with the Country Labor report. There was a lot of anger at Rodney Cavalier’s comments of the day before (“Amanda Fazio talked about us wiping out Country Labor. Well the electorate just did.  Having the country electorates represented … Continue reading →

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Conference Report for Day 1.

Posted on 10 July, 2011 by Ben Aveling

Julia Gillard, Robbo, Dastyari, John Graham all spoke to Conference and all of them said that reform was essential, as did a range of the other speakers – even as they disagreed about what reforms they wanted to see. Nathan … Continue reading →

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Rules Report Amendments

Posted on 7 July, 2011 by Ben Aveling

The following amendments to the Rules Report were submitted earlier today.

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An open letter to Sam Dastyari by Bill Mallam

Posted on 7 July, 2011 by Ben Aveling

Dear Sam, Our family have been lifelong members of the ALP. My father Cliff Mallam was a member for 76 years and a State Member of Parliament for 28 years. I have been a member for 48 years. My son … Continue reading →

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Candidate Profile – Maurice May – National Conference Delegate

Posted on 6 July, 2011 by Ben Aveling

By Maurice May I am a life member of the party. I believe that it is important for the conference of the New South Wales branch to elect delegates to the National conference who are prepared to put forward ideas … Continue reading →

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An open letter from the rank and file

Posted on 5 July, 2011 by Ben Aveling

Dear Delegate, Re: Reform or Revolt As you know, the decisions that you make at NSW Labor’s 2011 state conference will have an enormous impact on the future of our party and our movement in this State. The reform proposals … Continue reading →

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Rank and file members demand ALP reform

Posted on 5 July, 2011 by Ben Aveling

By ALP Sydney State Electorate Council Rank and file ALP members have demanded the upcoming NSW ALP conference, to be held 9-10 July 2011, support real party reform. A meeting of rank and file ALP members, held on 27 June … Continue reading →

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