I encourage all ALP members among you to vote 1 for party democracy – vote 1 for the independent/non-aligned ticket for the 2023 National Conference. In Victoria the election for 45 ordinary member delegates and 22 proxies is a whole-of-state ballot. You should get your ballot paper in the … [Read more...] about National Conference – vote 1 for party democracy
Reclaim our party
Reclaim Our Party – unfair preselections likely for ALP state candidates
We ask the ALP National Executive to stop the unfair preselections likely for ALP Victorian state candidates! Open Labor and the Independents have today sent out an urgent open letter to supporters on behalf of the Reclaim Our Party forum. The letter (20 Dec. 2021) reads: Dear Labor … [Read more...] about Reclaim Our Party – unfair preselections likely for ALP state candidates
Reclaim Our Party – requests to ALP National Executive
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
Reclaim Our Party – online forum
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
IBAC enquiry into branch stacking practices & actions arising
The following material on the Operation Watts IBAC enquiry into allegations of corrupt conduct involving Victorian public officers related to Victorian ALP branch stacking is taken from the Age and the Guardian coverage and the IBAC website. "Significant cultural change within the party" is … [Read more...] about IBAC enquiry into branch stacking practices & actions arising