Why Labor’s National Conference is so tame
Labor Tribune has obtained a detailed list of conference delegates. Its contents help explain the nature of Labor’s internal life, writes Martin Greenfield.
Tag: Democracy
Party without a program: founding conference leaves socialists adrift
Socialist Alternative delegates split over whether the party should have a democratic roadmap to power. Simon Kenning reports.
Left unions abandon Husic on Palestine
Ed Husic took a moral stand at National Conference on the Israeli genocide against Gaza only to have the rug pulled from under him.
NSW Labor cracks down on dissent
At the NSW state conference, Ed Husic warned the ALP is in danger of drifting the way of the US Democrats. Marcus Strom reports.
No cops in conference!
Mark Powell was ripped from his seat at state conference by police. He has provided this statement to Labor Tribune.
UWU election winners prepare to take all
With national secretary Jo Schofield failing to win election, Bob Sparks assesses the fallout of the factional fracas in the United Workers Union.
NSW ALP seeks to gag debate on Gaza, Iran and AUKUS
True to form, the Barons of Sussex Street want a rally and a rubber stamp at state conference. Marcus Strom says delegates must demand democracy.
National Conference: testing the limits of party democracy
The draft National Platform is out and delegates are being elected – except where they are appointed, writes Iain Kerr.
Democracy strained: NSW Socialists pre-selections
Clarrie Lewis, a member of the Bread & Roses caucus, reports on a tense process to choose candidates for next year’s state election.
Suspended for appearing on a podcast
Marcus Strom stood to represent Sydney ALP at National Conference as a socialist anti-AUKUS, pro-Palestine candidate.
Bureaucracy bites in NSW Socialists
Socialist Alternative leaders in the new electoral front want to ban caucuses from identifying with the party in public. NSW Socialists member Clarrie Lewis reports.
Palestine movement needs democracy
The self-apppointed leadership must open up to democracy to ensure the movement can become a mass force. Martin Greenfield reports.