There is a 'resounding anger' among members demanding lasting reform, writes Sumeyya Ilanbey. Rank and file Labor members are calling for an internal ombudsman to stamp out corruption inside the party in the wake of the biggest branch-stacking scandal to engulf the Victorian branch of the … [Read more...] about Resounding anger among Labor members demanding lasting reform – by Sumeyya Ilanbey, The Age, 7 Aug 2020
Locking out the Left: the emergence of national factions in Labor – by Osmond Chiu
Osmond Chiu writes: 'Labor’s branch-stacking scandal has turned attention to the organized ALP factions. While factions are decried as Cold War remnants or as patronage machines, the reality is more complex. ' This is a heavily edited reorder of the article. Read Osmond Chiu's original full … [Read more...] about Locking out the Left: the emergence of national factions in Labor – by Osmond Chiu
Administrators update 18 Aug 2020
This Administrators update 18 Aug 2020 is one of a series of reports Jenny Macklin and Steve Bracks have provided to the Victorian branch members since their initial appointment by the ALP National Executive in June 2020. Open Labor thanks the Administrators for their work. It is now eight weeks … [Read more...] about Administrators update 18 Aug 2020
For an open democratic party, not a secret society without soul – July 2020
Andrew Giles and Susie Byers set out the principles they think should guide Administrators Jenny Macklin and Steve Bracks and all party members as they work to reform the Victorian ALP; they argue for an open democratic party, not a secret society without soul. Reprinted from Challenge Magazine 31 … [Read more...] about For an open democratic party, not a secret society without soul – July 2020
Steve Bracks and Jenny Macklin installed to run crisis-ridden Victorian ALP – Michelle Grattan, The Conversation, 16 June 2020
Michelle Grattan reports on the first hours of the public expose of Victorian ALP branch stacking by Nine’s 60 Minutes and The Age, as Steve Bracks and Jenny Macklin are installed to run crisis-ridden Victorian ALP. The recordings included conversations in which Somyurek boasted of his power over … [Read more...] about Steve Bracks and Jenny Macklin installed to run crisis-ridden Victorian ALP – Michelle Grattan, The Conversation, 16 June 2020
Key reform feedback to the VIC ALP Administrators – June 2020
The Administrators, STev Bracks & Jenny Macklin, wrote to all Victorian Party members to provide their initial key reform feedback on four key questions, which were: 1. as a matter of principle, what should be the reform priority for the Administrators? 2. what are the critical rule … [Read more...] about Key reform feedback to the VIC ALP Administrators – June 2020
ALP power vacuum – can the Labor Party really clean up its factional mess? by Sumeyya Ilanbey, The Age, 19 June 2020
Sumeyya Ilanbey says that to understand the current ALP power vacuum, you need to understand factions. And to understand what happened this week, cast your mind back to the '80s and '90s, when "ethnic branch stacking" hit overdrive. We paraphrase Illanbey's article: Read: Power vacuum: can the … [Read more...] about ALP power vacuum – can the Labor Party really clean up its factional mess? by Sumeyya Ilanbey, The Age, 19 June 2020
Labor Party review will return power to the true believers – stories by Michael Fowler, The Age, 17 June 2020 & by Rob Harris, The Age, 16 June 2020
Premier Daniel Andrews says his order for a full review of the Victorian ALP in light of revelations over branch stacking will return power to the true believers. Michael Fowler and Rob Harris report that: On Tuesday the Labor Party's national executive unanimously approved Mr Andrews' request … [Read more...] about Labor Party review will return power to the true believers – stories by Michael Fowler, The Age, 17 June 2020 & by Rob Harris, The Age, 16 June 2020
The Age & 60 Minutes on branch stacking & offensive language allegations, Adem Somyurek – ABC News, 15 June 2020
State political reporters Richard Willingham and Joseph Dunstan chronicle ALP leadership's response the day after seeing recordings from 60 Minutes and reporting from The Age on branch stacking & offensive language allegations. Related reading & viewing Adem Somyurek’s legend … [Read more...] about The Age & 60 Minutes on branch stacking & offensive language allegations, Adem Somyurek – ABC News, 15 June 2020
Labor in turmoil as it plans a branch-stacking allegation response – by Jane Norman & Stephen Dziedzic, The Age 16 June 2020
Labor is in factional turmoil as the federal ALP plans an overhaul of the Victorian branch following 'industrial-scale' branch stacking allegations. Norman & Dziedzic write: "Mr Albanese has repeatedly referenced the NSW Lavarch review — conducted after the suspension of then-NSW Labor … [Read more...] about Labor in turmoil as it plans a branch-stacking allegation response – by Jane Norman & Stephen Dziedzic, The Age 16 June 2020