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Author Archives: Ben Aveling
What is required for John Faulkner’s 7 reforms to happen?
John Faulkner has proposed seven reforms he wants considered at next year’s State Conference: Party rules to explicitly be subject to the courts All decisions about party disputes in NSW to be taken out of the hands of party bodies … Continue reading
Russian dolls
“There is … a great deal wrong with a situation where a Russian doll of nested caucuses sees a tiny minority of MPs exercising a controlling interest over the majority,” —Senator Faulkner It’s not possible to understand the ALP without … Continue reading
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Is all of OurALP reachable by Ferry or Light Rail?
At Conference yesterday, it was said that OurALP is a front for the Left, that all of OurALP be reached by Ferry or Lightrail, that its entire membership can be found within on the shadow map for the Balmain Towers. … Continue reading
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Should the Party Stand for Anything at All?
By Ben Aveling This is an edited version of an article originally published in The Southern Highland ALP Branch Newsletter as “Current Crisis is Whether Party Should Stand for Anything At All” The Party has suffered schism before: over conscription … Continue reading
What to expect from the 2012 NSW ALP Conference?
Looks like a fight might be on. The Right are trying to rollback anti-branch stacking reforms: secretaries may pay other people’s memberships, changes to trip wire rules, new members able to vote at the first meeting they attend, ethnic branches, … Continue reading
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Time for Country Labor
By Thomas Flood, Macleay Valley Branch In the Queensland State Election it was evident that as one moved away from Brisbane the drift away from Labor accelerated; it’s evident that country voters no longer identified with a city centered Labor. … Continue reading
Lessons from Queensland
Queensland: Labor one day; LNP the next. There is no shortage of explanations on offer: the it’s time factor privatisation cost of living the carbon tax the mining tax scandals and stuff-ups sexism the ‘judgement of heaven’ trust The problem … Continue reading
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Sydney Community Preselection – Make or Break for the ALP?
By Ben Aveling NSW Labor is experimenting with a Community Preselection for the Labor Mayoral Candidate for the City of Sydney. The ballot will be part primary, part traditional preselection, with the community and party Members each collectively having an … Continue reading
Will the ALP Follow its own rules?
From: John Kilcullen To: NSWLabor@nswalp.com Dear Mr Dastyari, I would like to suggest that the NSW Branch choose a replacement for Senator Arbib by rank-and-file vote. His replacement could be elected by the NSW members who voted in the election … Continue reading
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Leadership.
By Ben Aveling What happens on Monday is important. What happens after Monday is even more important. Australia needs the party to: continue to deliver the right outcomes, begin explaining why these outcomes matter, and have a good, hard look … Continue reading
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