Author Archives: Ben Aveling

Nominations close Friday

Posted on 18 June, 2017 by Ben Aveling

If you think the NSW ALP is working just fine for its members, you don’t need to read this. Continue reading →

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Motions to be considered by Rules Committee

Posted on 6 June, 2017 by Ben Aveling

Just a heads up that over the next few days and weeks, I’ll be sharing some of the motions that are going to be considered by the Rules Committee. I’d appreciate your comments on which motions are worthy of support, … Continue reading →

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Reminder all branch secretaries, FEC secretaries, SEC secretaries: you have until Friday to submit Rule changes and Policy changes.

Posted on 28 May, 2017 by Ben Aveling

This is a reminder to all branch secretaries, FEC secretaries, and SEC secretaries: you have until Friday to submit your proposed rules changes and policy changes. For an anonymised list of proposed rule changes, see Rules_Motions_2017-drop_1. Only the motions that … Continue reading →

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Rules Committee to meet this Wednesday

Posted on 30 April, 2017 by Ben Aveling

The first meeting of the Rules Committee since last conference will be this coming Wednesday. As yet, I don’t know much about what will be on the agenda. I’ll keep you as informed as I can. If there’s something you’d … Continue reading →

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A smaller Administrative Committee? Yes. But not yet.

Posted on 13 February, 2016 by Ben Aveling

There was one amendment to the Rules Report. I don’t have the exact wording. Basically, it was agreed that there would be a couple of people tasked with deciding the size of Admin, and that National Exec would be used … Continue reading →

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How the ALP’s new rules will affect you.

Posted on 13 February, 2016 by Ben Aveling

The Rules Report will be discussed some time late on Saturday morning. The more involved you are in the Party, the more the new rules will impact you. If you are not a party member, the main change you will … Continue reading →

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Rules and Policy

Posted on 11 February, 2016 by Ben Aveling

If not amended, then these will become the NSW ALP’s Rules and the NSW ALP’s Policies: The Rules Report: 2016 Rules Report pdf The Policy Committee Reports: 2016 Policy Committee Reports pdf For your convenience, I’ve converted both to .xls: … Continue reading →

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Labor Members’ Forum – How Can The ALP Better Govern Itself?

Posted on 9 February, 2016 by Ben Aveling

Perhaps the main theme of the Rules Report that will be put to this year’s conference is governance. Appropriately, Open Labor are holding a forum on governance this Wednesday night: Labor Members’ Forum – How Can The ALP Better Govern … Continue reading →

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How to change Labor Party Policy by next Sunday

Posted on 6 February, 2016 by Ben Aveling

Ingredients You will need: one copy of the Policy Committee Report one Amendment Sheet one pen one good idea lots of friends Instructions NSW ALP Annual Conference is next week. Amongst other things, the ALP Policy Platform will be decided.  … Continue reading →

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How to change policy in the NSW ALP (part 1)

Posted on 6 November, 2015 by Ben Aveling

The first step in changing party policy is to submit a motion to conference. Practically any party unit can do that, including Branches, and Electoral Councils. Once you have passed the motion at a branch or SEC or FEC, the … Continue reading →

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