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Can the ALP be reformed? – a cross factional online forum – 9 Sept 2020

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Can the ALP be reformed? An excellent online panel debate, attended by 450 people, run by Open Labor, Per Capita and The John Cain Institute. There was an intense online audience questions and electrifying chats and three great presentations. Exciting to see a dignified online democracy, learning, debate in full ALP swing… hundreds of flowers blooming…

Open Labor recognises the gravity of the issues raised in a communication from Kasuni Mendis regarding diversity of panelists in representing black, indigenous and people of colour on the panel and will seek to redress this issue in future events.

The Panel

  • Federal MP Andrew Giles of the Left
  • Former Federal Speaker Anna Burke who represented the right in parliament
  • Non-aligned Labor historian Janet McCalman
  • Moderator, Open Labor Convenor James Button

Read the speeches

Can the Labor Party be reformed? – by Andrew Giles MP, Open Labor, 2020

Can the Labor Party be reformed? – by Janet McCalman, Open Labor, 2020

Labor People of Colour write to Open Labor – Kasuni Mendis, Open Labor, Sept 2020

Anna Burke, former Speaker of the House of Representatives
Anna Burke was trade unionist then member for Chisholm in the House of Representatives 1998–2016. She represented the Right in parliament and was Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives from 2012 –2013. Anna is currently a Member of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.
James Button
James Button speechwriter to PM Kevin Rudd. Correspondent for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, former deputy editor and opinion editor of The Age, two Walkley Awards for feature writing. Convenor of Open Labor.
Janet McCalman
Janet McCalman – a non-factionally aligned Australian social historian, academic, population researcher and author. Currently Professor in Public Health Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, Melbourne University
Andrew Giles MP has been the Australian House of Reps member for Scullin since 2013. A former lawyer, he is currently the Shadow Minister for Multicultural Affairs and Shadow Minister for Cities and Urban Infrastructure. Giles has previously been as a federal parliamentary convenor of the Labor Left faction.

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