Repair the trust between leadership & members - in this submission to Macklin-Bracks enquiry, James Button argues that the ALP should commit to a culture of deep transparency to repair the trust between leadership & members and make the party more effective, more ethical, and more electable. … [Read more...] about The ALP must repair trust between leadership & members – submission by James Button to Macklin-Bracks ALP reform enquiry – Oct 2020
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Is the current ALP branch structure fit for purpose? Submission to Macklin-Bracks review from Sarina Greco – Oct 2020
Is the current Victorian ALP branch structure fit for purpose 2020 and beyond? Sarina Greco responds to Q3.1 of the Macklin-Bracks ALP reform enquiry. Members should be aware a rule change being considered to change from the current branch rule that members must be part of a branch in the federal … [Read more...] about Is the current ALP branch structure fit for purpose? Submission to Macklin-Bracks review from Sarina Greco – Oct 2020
Somyurek’s Labor branch memberships crash – by Paul Sakkal & Nick McKenzie, The Age, 8 Oct 2020
Adem Somyurek goes 'dark' as his moderates Labor branch memberships crash following the federal Labor intervention into the Victorian ALP Branch [External link to article] Springvale branch went from 95 to 5, Casey Central branch from 111 to 41 and Endeavour Hills branch from 112 to … [Read more...] about Somyurek’s Labor branch memberships crash – by Paul Sakkal & Nick McKenzie, The Age, 8 Oct 2020
Macklin-Bracks reform discussion paper ideas & options for members to consider – Aug/Oct 2020
Victorian ALP members responding to the Macklin-Bracks reform discussion paper for reform may want to consider Eric Dearricott's detailed suggestions. The response deadline is 14 Oct 2020. Not all questions in the Macklin-Bracks Victorian Labor, Progress & Integrity 2020 discussion paper are … [Read more...] about Macklin-Bracks reform discussion paper ideas & options for members to consider – Aug/Oct 2020
A review of all the ALP reform reviews – 50 years of soul searching – 1964 on
A review of all the ALP reform reviews since 1964 by David Barda. He writes: "Since 1964 Labor has commissioned eight or nine party reviews, depending on how you count them. I’ve read them all so that you don’t have to." Since writing those words, we now also have the 2020 Bracks-Macklin … [Read more...] about A review of all the ALP reform reviews – 50 years of soul searching – 1964 on
ALP branch reform – the NZ Labour membership model – Sept 2020
Pauline Brown asks if the NZ Labour membership model could inform questions raised by the Macklin-Bracks reform discussion paper: how to honour the reasons people join the party; how to make membership more meaningful; and how to recruit and keep more members. To my dismay, the proposition that … [Read more...] about ALP branch reform – the NZ Labour membership model – Sept 2020
ALP members push reforms – by Noel Turnbull, Pearls & Irritations, 24 Sept 2020
Noel Turnbull writes: The Bracks-Macklin VIC ALP review released its first no-brainer rule change recommendations in July 2020 following the June Federal Executive intervention into Victorian Labor and the relase of a members discussion papermore Meanwhile ALP members push reforms and a variety … [Read more...] about ALP members push reforms – by Noel Turnbull, Pearls & Irritations, 24 Sept 2020
Benalla branch reform submission to VIC ALP review – Sept 2020
Read the Benalla branch submission to the VIC ALP review – Progress & Integrity – A Discussion Paper for Reform August 2020. The branch notes they are: "generally supportive of the Open Labor & Independents proposals while also emphasising the need for a community organising approach to … [Read more...] about Benalla branch reform submission to VIC ALP review – Sept 2020
A good governance culture at ALP State Office & Admin Committee – Sept 2020
An improved good governance & culture at VIC State Office & Admin Committee is essential - Eric Dearricott addresses a Melbourne FEA forum saying: People within the party organisation knew the stacking exposed by 60 Minutes was happening, but a culture had evolved that allowed stacking to … [Read more...] about A good governance culture at ALP State Office & Admin Committee – Sept 2020
Forum: ALP reform – are Macklin & Bracks on track? – Sept 2020
Are Macklin & Bracks on track? Labor elders Jenny Macklin and Steve Bracks participated in a public forum hosted by Open Labor, the Independents, Per Capita and the John Cain Centre for Democracy 23 Sept 2020. The forum was a show case of what online technology can do for democracy, … [Read more...] about Forum: ALP reform – are Macklin & Bracks on track? – Sept 2020