Category Archives: NSW ALP State Conference

Several things…

Posted on 17 February, 2014 by Ben Aveling

There are several things we’d like to draw to your attention: A call by Albo to let members choose senators. An online survey by It’s Our Party. 85% of Party member in Macedon have signed a petition, to be tabled … Continue reading →

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What is required for John Faulkner’s 7 reforms to happen?

Posted on 9 December, 2012 by Ben Aveling

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 →

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What to expect from the 2012 NSW ALP Conference?

Posted on 14 July, 2012 by Ben Aveling

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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Voting begins

Posted on 17 October, 2011 by Ben Aveling

Voting begins today in two elections, the Federal President, and for the 16 members’ representatives for NSW Policy Forum.  (There are also 16 union representatives on the NSW Policy Forum, but a deal has been done and there are exactly … 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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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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Candidate Profile – Chris Quilkey – Admin, Rules, Federal Delegate

Posted on 3 July, 2011 by Ben Aveling

By Chris Quilkey I am standing for election as a delegate to the National Conference; as a member of the Administration Committee and the Rules Committee. I have been a Labor supporter and union member for 40 years and a Party Member … Continue reading →

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