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Why hard times for our party might give us hope

24/09/2020 By James Button Leave a Comment

James Button

These are hard times for our party – but maybe hopeful times, too. Let’s first talk about the difficult times. We have lost seven out of nine federal elections, including one last year we absolutely should have won. Our share of the national primary vote in 2019 was 33% - that's 10% lower than … [Read more...] about Why hard times for our party might give us hope

Filed Under: OL & Indi reform events

The 8 or 9 previous ALP reform reports 1964 – 2020

12/09/2020 By James Button Leave a Comment

“The individual party membership is appalling. Our membership in relation to our vote is less than one per cent!...One reason is that the party does little to encourage people to join. Too many branches meet in shabby, ill-lit and depressing surroundings. Too much time is wasted on routine matters. … [Read more...] about The 8 or 9 previous ALP reform reports 1964 – 2020

Filed Under: Past ALP reform reports, Rules & tools

Labor’s branch-stacking scandal – an opportunity for reinvention – by James Button The Guardian 21 June 2020

01/09/2020 By James Button Leave a Comment

James Button

James Button, author and Open Labor convenor, writes why this is a watershed moment for us all. [External link] https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jun/21/labors-mesmerising-miserable-branch-stacking-scandal-is-an-opportunity-for-reinvention … [Read more...] about Labor’s branch-stacking scandal – an opportunity for reinvention – by James Button The Guardian 21 June 2020

Filed Under: Readings & viewings

Report on the 2018 ALP National Conference – by James Button

01/02/2019 By James Button 1 Comment

1 Feb 2019: Last December, James Button traveled to the 2018 ALP National Conference in Adelaide as one of four non-aligned delegates at the conference. In this report, he lays out his observations and comments on how Open Labor and the non-aligned movement can approach future … [Read more...] about Report on the 2018 ALP National Conference – by James Button

Filed Under: Campaigns, elections, events Tagged With: ALP National Conference, ALP reform, Factions, James Button, Non-aligned movement, Open Labor, Uluru Statement

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