Jenny Macklin and Steve Bracks write their VIC Labor reform final update to the members 1 Feb 2021. Dear Victorian Branch members, today marks the end of our period of Administration of the Victorian Branch of the ALP. The past twelve months have been difficult for all of us as Party members, … [Read more...] about Macklin–Bracks: VIC Labor reform final update to the members – 2 Feb 2021
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Macklin-Bracks reforms: Independents seek reps on Interim Governance Committee – 26 Feb 2021
On 2 February, Steve Bracks and Jenny Macklin handed over administration of the Victorian Labor Party to the Interim Governance Committee. Open Labor & independents seek representation on this committee. Open Labor thanks Jenny and Steve for their important work, we welcome party monitor John … [Read more...] about Macklin-Bracks reforms: Independents seek reps on Interim Governance Committee – 26 Feb 2021
Macklin-Bracks: members shut out of reform – 107 sign Open Labor letter to ALP – 7 Dec 2020
Open Labor have written to ALP National Secretary Paul Erickson that members are shut out of reform processes in the make-up of the Interim Governance Committee. Open Labor then forwarded 107 support signatures to include a non-factional member on the committee. The Interim Governance Committee … [Read more...] about Macklin-Bracks: members shut out of reform – 107 sign Open Labor letter to ALP – 7 Dec 2020
Open Labor letter to the ALP National Secretary on VIC reform representation
In this Open Labor letter to ALP Paul Erickson we said: We write as genuine community members of the Australian Labor Party (Victorian branch) to express our dismay that the Interim Governance Committee, recommended by the Administrators’ Report to the National Executive of the Australian Labor … [Read more...] about Open Labor letter to the ALP National Secretary on VIC reform representation
Macklin-Bracks: reform recommendations & the Victorian ALP – first response from Eric Dearricott – 29 Nov 2020
Macklin-Bracks reform recommendations for VIC Labor: some initial thoughts from Eric Dearricott (Secretary Victorian Labor Independents and 'about to be retrenched Admin Committee member'). Tomorrow (30/11/2020) the ALP National Executive will consider the recommendations of Jenny Macklin and … [Read more...] about Macklin-Bracks: reform recommendations & the Victorian ALP – first response from Eric Dearricott – 29 Nov 2020
Macklin-Bracks members update – 27 Nov 2020
This Macklin-Bracks members update reports that the ALP National Executive have considered the Administrators' final report, which made 37 recommendations to reform our party. The Executive endorsed the report with one minor change to recommendation 31. We want to thank you for your patience, … [Read more...] about Macklin-Bracks members update – 27 Nov 2020
VIC Labor expels hundreds after review into branch-stacking – by Richard Willingham ABC 26 Nov 2020
An initial ABC report on the recommendations arising from the Macklin-Bracks review into branch-stacking of the Victorian ALP notes more than 1,700 Victorian Labor members have been expelled in an attempt to clean up the branch stacking. The audit 13,000 Victorian members is not yet finished. … [Read more...] about VIC Labor expels hundreds after review into branch-stacking – by Richard Willingham ABC 26 Nov 2020
The role of unions in the ALP – submission by Max Ogden
The unions in the ALP are the basis of the factions. Whatever democratic changes will come out of this current reform process will be for nothing unless there is a change of the factions and the unions in the ALP. Unions now only count about 15% of the workforce as members, although their impact … [Read more...] about The role of unions in the ALP – submission by Max Ogden
Macklin-Bracks: weeding the stacks was never going to be easy – 23 Oct 2020
The Age has reported some ALP branch raw numbers of members who had not renewed their membership and Eric Dearricott reflects on these numbers, saying weeding the stacks was never going to be easy. He writes: Criteria for inclusion in The Age list (see below) wasn’t clear – it could have been 50+ … [Read more...] about Macklin-Bracks: weeding the stacks was never going to be easy – 23 Oct 2020
The ALP must repair trust between leadership & members – submission by James Button to Macklin-Bracks ALP reform enquiry – Oct 2020
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