Author Archives: Ben Aveling

Motions – Rozelle-Lilyfield

Posted on 29 April, 2011 by Ben Aveling

Motion (party officials and elected office): That salaried ministerial or party officials be restricted from seeking parliamentary office for a period of two years upon resigning from the position. Motion (upper house vacancies): That all casual upper house vacancies (federal … Continue reading →

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Motions – Sylvania Taren Point

Posted on 28 April, 2011 by Ben Aveling

Sylvania Taren Point Branch, in spirit, supports the 2010 Nation Review. However, we did have some concerns regarding this section of Recommendation 26: “a weighting component of 20% from registered Labor supporters in the community [be considered for the selection … Continue reading →

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Motions – Glebe

Posted on 28 April, 2011 by Ben Aveling

At the April meeting of The Glebe Branch, the proposed motions of Our ALP were considered, with the following being passed: MOTION 1 Passed without changes MOTION 2 Passed without changes MOTION 3 Passed without changes MOTION 4 Passed with … Continue reading →

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Motions – Haberfield

Posted on 26 April, 2011 by Ben Aveling

This branch endorses the motions passed by the recent meeting at Tom Mann Theatre: We endorse the 2010 Review and demand it be implemented in full. We call for direct election for Admin, General Secretaries and Presidents. We call for … Continue reading →

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Motions – Erskineville

Posted on 26 April, 2011 by Ben Aveling

Erskineville Branch considered the four motions at its April meeting. Members voted to support motions 1 and 4, with a slight amendment to make reference to the “public recommendations” of the Review in Motion 1. Motions 2 and 3 were … Continue reading →

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Motions – Enmore Camdenville

Posted on 25 April, 2011 by Ben Aveling

Enmore Camdenville ALP Branch – motions passed 18 April 2011. Please note motion 2 differs from the template motion. The Enmore Camdenville Branch endorses the findings of the 2010 National Review and demands that its Recommendations be implemented in full. … Continue reading →

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Follow up Open Letter to Sam Dastyari

Posted on 22 April, 2011 by Ben Aveling

Dear Sam, Thank you for your reply of 11/4.  We do indeed share some common ground.  But there remain areas of uncertainty.Do you support the four core motions passed at the rank and file meeting of April 2nd? I support … Continue reading →

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A Submission from Mt Colah – Berowra

Posted on 20 April, 2011 by Ben Aveling

A SUBMISSION TO ADDRESS NONCOMPULSORY UNION MEMBERSHIP IN THE ALP AND BRANCH MEMBERS INVOLVEMENT IN UPPER HOUSE PRESELECTIONS  Introduction The massive defeat of the NSW Labor Government on 26 March is without doubt the worst result in the history of … Continue reading →

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Lithgow Branch – Ben Aveling’s response

Posted on 17 April, 2011 by Ben Aveling

In response to the points raised by the Lithgow Branch on the 12th of April Re: Motion 1. The tight time-frame is driven by the cut-off date for submissions to conference: noon, 29th of April. That date was chosen by … Continue reading →

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Motions – Eastwood

Posted on 16 April, 2011 by Ben Aveling

To: AS LISTED Re: Proposed Agenda Items for the NSW ALP State Annual Conference To be held on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th July 2011. The following motions were unanimously passed at the April 2011 Annual General Meeting of Eastwood … Continue reading →

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