Category Archives: NSW ALP State Conference

Nominations for State Conference are open

Posted on 5 June, 2018 by Ben Aveling

Nominations have opened for the following positions, to be filled at this year’s NSW State Conference: Conference Agenda Committee (5 members) 2 State Policy Forum Deputy Chairs 16 Assistant Returning Officers 52 Delegates to National Conference (to be elected by … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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National Conference, National President, and more

Posted on 2 June, 2015 by Ben Aveling

A lot is happening. We’re electing a National President now, there’s National Conference in July, and NSW State Conference will be in October. There are 5 candidates for National President, 2 from the Right, 3 from the Left. All are … Continue reading →

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The year ahead

Posted on 4 January, 2015 by Ben Aveling

Happy New Year. Trust you had a good Christmas. It’s about to get busy. We should have a new leader of the State Parliamentary Party by this time tomorrow (5/1) . Luke Foley has spoken in favour of Party Reform … Continue reading →

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