De-Toxing NSW Labor
It is time to get into the detailed task of reforming the NSW Branch of the Australian Labor Party. In the accompanying 55,000 word rule re-write "Australian Labor Rules Reconstructed" and Commentary the entire body of rules of the Australian Labor Party (NSW Branch) have been re-written to: a) bring union membership in line with ordinary individual branch party membership; b) de-politicise the administration of the party; c) streamline and depoliticise the role of the officers of the party and d) bring more power back to rank and file members of the party. This rule re-write and commentary is part of a succession of papers which have been titled "Project for a Revolution of the Australian Labor Party". Other papers may be found here on the working papers site and on the Australian Prospect website under the title "Democratising Labor".
Commentary
At the time of writing the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has recommended that the Labor dominated Wollongong Local Government Council be sacked because of collusion with local developers. A shadow hangs over a number of Ministers of the NSW Iemma government, and all over the State, ordinary people see the Australian Labor Party (NSW Branch) as, at minimum, untrustworthy and at worst ,in collusion with those who fund its election campaigns ...
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