Some non-aligned Victorian Labor politicians. A poster history by Janet McCalman & friends, starting with election of Barry Jones in 1972 and moving on to John Kennedy 2018 as the most recently elected Independent. During the 1970s and 1980s, organised independents in Victoria were able to … [Read more...] about Non-aligned Victorian Labor politicians poster 1970–2018
Can we be Labor & undemocratic at the same time?
Can we be Labor & undemocratic at the same time? Friends, we are here tonight, all 150 of us, because we care about the Australian Labor Party. Like our forebears, we want the right to vote with a 50% vote in preselections. A speech by Janet McCalman 19 July 2021 an online meeting with 150 … [Read more...] about Can we be Labor & undemocratic at the same time?
Janet McCalman – can the Labor Party be reformed?
Can the Labor Party be reformed? The recent branch-stacking scandal reveals the fragility of the Victorian branch’s structures and operations. I make the following proposals for structural reform to bring about accountability, integrity, transparency and democracy to the Labor Party were drawn from … [Read more...] about Janet McCalman – can the Labor Party be reformed?
One person one vote – ALP ignores the secret ballot
One person one vote. For the last two hundred years, the single most important institution that has emancipated poor and powerless people around the world is the principle of one person one vote by secret ballot. So why is the secret ballot ignored within the ALP? Labor’s historic mission has … [Read more...] about One person one vote – ALP ignores the secret ballot
Why we need to talk about Labor
We need to talk about Labor. Why we didn’t really lose the last election because of Rupert Murdoch, or Clive Palmer, or the Stop Adani train, or the overfull manifesto, or even the Tax scares. We lost the last election because the electorate does not trust Labor. It’s not that we have to … [Read more...] about Why we need to talk about Labor