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Voting matters

Labor preselections trampled both guilty and innocent

15/12/2021 By Other Contributors Leave a Comment

BIll Kelty

Bill Kelty, ACTU Secretary from 1983–2000, writes in the Age that on 13 December the VIC Labor preselections trampled both guilty and innocent in a journey of authoritarianism & factionalism that Labor may long regret. On 13 December, ALP members were chosen to run for office without … [Read more...] about Labor preselections trampled both guilty and innocent

Filed Under: Labor futures, Members, branches & factions, New news, Preselections, Stop stacking, VIC ALP reform Macklin-Bracks 2020-21, Voting matters Tagged With: 2022 Victorian preselections, Bill Kelty, Daniel Andrews, Faceless men and women, Factions, James Madison on factuons, John Cain, Old Soviet Russia emabrrassed, Rudd Gillard, Simon Crean, The Tampa, Unions, Whitlam reforms

Reclaim Our Party – requests to ALP National Executive

06/12/2021 By Eric Dearricott 1 Comment

Jennifer Beacham

The recent Reclaim Our Party forum called by the Independents and Open Labor calls on the ALP National Executive to undertake urgent actions in response to the IBAC inquiry into the activities of Adem Somyurek and the “Moderate” faction. Jenny Beacham, former Victorian ALP State Secretary gave … [Read more...] about Reclaim Our Party – requests to ALP National Executive

Filed Under: ALP reform news & ideas, Federal, state and local government, Members, branches & factions, New news, Preselections, Stop stacking, Voting matters Tagged With: AEC, Eric Dearricott, Factions, James Button, Kath Cozens, National Conference, National Executive rules changes, Operation Watts Ibac, Parachuting candidates, Peter Fitzgerald, POSC, Reclaim our party, Somyurek, VEC

Reclaim Our Party – online forum

27/11/2021 By Other Contributors 2 Comments

There was a big online presence to the Reclaim Our Party forum, hosted by Open Labor and the Victorian independents 1 Dec 2021. At the recent IBAC hearings, Adam Somyurek claimed that everyone in Labor was corrupt. The Age agreed with him. Whilst none of us would agree that there are no good … [Read more...] about Reclaim Our Party – online forum

Filed Under: ALP reform news & ideas, Elections, Integrity & good governance, Members, branches & factions, New news, Open Labor proposals & events, Preselections, Stop stacking, Voting matters Tagged With: 2022 Victorian preselections, AEC, Australian Electroal Commission, Eric Dearricott, Factions, James Button, Janet McCalman, or Victorian Electoral Commission, POSC, Preselections, Reclaim our party, Somyurek, Suspected stacking

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