Category Archives: Party structure

Last change to submit to the Lavarch review

Posted on 25 October, 2019 by Ben Aveling

Your opportunity to make a submission to the Lavarch review into NSW Labor Governance closes at 5pm today (25 October) Your submission needs to be sent to: review@nswlabor.org.au by 5pm Friday 25th October Terms of reference are here: NSW ALP … 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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Bill Shorten: plans for a modern and progressive Australian Labor Party

Posted on 6 April, 2014 by Ben Aveling

From local-labor.org: IMPORTANT EVENT NOTICE – MELBOURNE LOCAL LABOR MEMBERS URGED TO ATTEND During the Federal Labor leadership contest in October last year, the candidates Bill Shorten and Anthony Albanese responded to an extensive Local Labor survey on their commitment … 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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Russian dolls

Posted on 6 December, 2012 by Ben Aveling

“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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