Macarthur veterans and advocates have outlined the issues facing returned service people at a roundtable with Labor politicians. [29] The ICAC made a series of adverse findings against all six politicians, although Paluzzano was the only one to face criminal charges. [4] Early in 1917, Holman and his supporters merged with Liberal Reform to form the state branch of the Nationalist Party of Australia, with Holman as leader. Lang led the ALP to victory in the 1925 election and became Premier. Renshaw also lost the 1968 election, after which he resigned the leadership, to be succeeded by Pat Hills. ABOUT NSW LABOR LEFT The NSW Left faction was formed 60 years ago to formalise and give coherence to a progressive group within the NSW ALP. The initial caucus voted against appointing a leader and the party was directed by a steering committee of 5 members until, following a request from the party's extra-parliamentary executive, Joseph Cookwas elected as the first leader in 1893. The secretary of the Unions NSW, John Robertson, was also a member of the ETU and opposed the privatisation. [11], On 3 May 2008, the NSW Labor's State Conference rejected, by 702 to 107 votes, the Iemma government's plans to privatise the state's electricity system.[15][16]. SHARE. The Left faction of the Australian Labor Party, bound together by the aspiration to build a freer and fairer society. Credit: Wolter Peeters. The poll published by … [8] Federal Labor was then abolished. This ran counter to the state party's platform, which advocated for the abolition of the Council, something which was not attempted by the state Labor governments of the 1910s, and which was a divisive issue in the party at the time. Former Prime Minister Paul Keating, former premiers Carr, Barrie Unsworth and Neville Wran, and former Labor Council secretaries Michael Easson and John McBean came out publicly in support of Iemma. Below are motions from the NSW ALP Policy Committees which are currently Left priorities for State Conference. The ETU's secretary, Bernie Riordan, was also the president of NSW Labor. NSW Labor Left and Right line up for leadership vote. Journalist Simon Benson describes a crucial meeting in late 2007 between Iemma and Labor state president Bernie Riordan during the height of the furore over electricity privatisation: [Iemma] had laid out on his desk a spreadsheet of infrastructure projects … On the bottom half were all the projects the state needed if it was to avoid choking on its own congestion within the next decade. [11][12], Along with his plan to sell the government's electricity generation and retailing companies, Iemma announced a massive infrastructure scheme involving South West Rail Link, an inner city motorway network, and the Metro Link network, a system of underground, privately operated, single-deck, automated trains. SHARE. Rudd felt he could ill afford the distraction of a debate over asset sales in the country's most populous state. Announcing her frontbench at Marrickville West … On this occasion he received no support from the rest of the caucus and spent the rest of the term as the sole member. When the Labor party wins sufficient seats to be able to control a majority in the Legislative Assembly, the party leader becomes the State Premier and Labor will form the government. The NSW left has advocated for rank-and-file Labor members to have a greater say over the party's structure, including allowing grassroots members to vote in direct elections for the state president, and Senate and upper house preselections. If you've got any questions, contact Rosie Ryan on. The Liberal Opposition, led by moderate Barry O'Farrell, saw an opportunity to wound Iemma by denying him the opportunity to build the metro. The party leader also typically is a member of the Assembly, though this is not a strict party constitutional requirement. In addition, the prospect of putting the economy on a war footing increased fears regarding job losses. Lang opposed the Premiers' Plan to combat the Great Depression agreed to by the federal Labor government of James Scullin and the other state Premiers, who called for even more stringent cuts to government spending to balance the budget. The NSW Left of the Labor Party. Lang's lack of success at state elections eroded his support within the labour movement. [18] On 4 September 2008, Costa was advised by Iemma that he would no longer be in the forthcoming reshuffle and hence dumped as Treasurer. The following year Lang and his extra-parliamentary allies drastically altered the party rules so that State Conference delegates and members of the Central Executive were elected in a complicated group system. They include the following:[45], This article is about the current branch of the Australian Labor Party. In March 1931, the NSW branch of the party was expelled by the Federal Executive in the Federal Conference. "This is a critical issue, it's an important issue ... We need to do more than just talk about it. The following day, right-wing Labor powerbrokers Eddie Obeid and Joe Tripodi told Iemma that he had lost the support of MPs and would not survive a caucus meeting. It amounted to more than $25 billion. SHARE. The party factions have a strong influence on the election of the leader. Welcome to the new Labor Shop! However, increasing success was accompanied by increasing tensions within the labour movement: from the 1890s the Australian Workers' Union attempted to assert its influence on the NSW parliamentary party, with little success for many years. The New South Wales Branch of the Australian Labor Party, known as the Labor Electoral League of New South Wales from 1891 to 1917, first won 35 of the 141 seats in the New South Wales parliament at the 1891 election. Labor Left members who represent the values and goals of the NSW Socialist Left faction in NSW Parliament. With the ALP trailing Mike Baird's Coalition government in the polls, it must have calculated that it has nothing to lose by dumping former leader John Robertson. Between 2009 and 2014, the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) began or completed a series of investigations into the behaviours of a number of Labor politicians, including Angela D'Amore,[23] Tony Kelly,[24] Ian Macdonald,[25][26][27] Eddie Obeid,[28][29][30] Karyn Paluzzano,[31][32] and Joe Tripodi. Menu ... Use left/right arrows to navigate the slideshow or swipe left/right if using a mobile device. While one expects the party's Socialist Left to be soft on spending, this problem has also infected Labor's Right faction. NSW Labor Leader Jodi McKay is under pressure after internal party polling revealed voters have abandoned the state opposition in droves. William McKell became party leader, reuniting and rejuvenating the party. It can also be revealed the HSU has left open the option of withdrawing financial support for the NSW Labor Party. TWEET. The Labor Right is a broad alliance of various state factions and competes with the Labor Left faction. Jodi McKay says she will “take on” the union leaders. In 1939, following intervention by the Federal Executive, the two factions were reunited at a state conference. When Labor is the largest party not in government, the party leader becomes the Leader of the Opposition. Iemma was returned but with far less political capital than the size of Labor's majority would suggest.[11]. McKell led Labor to a convincing victory and became Premier. At the 1917 election, the Nationalists won a huge victory. Penny Sharpe, who was elected deputy leader in November 2018, served as interim leader until the leadership ballot was held in June; Jodi McKay was elected leader. ""Ballot-Faking Crooks and a Tyrannical Executive": The Australian Workers Union Faction and the 1923 New South Wales Labor Party Annual Conference." Picture: Gaye Gerard For bringing the party into disrepute, Kelly had his membership of Labor terminated in 2011;[33][34] both Macdonald and Obeid had their membership terminated in 2013;[35] and Tripodi suffered the same fate in 2014. Scott Stephenson. He then transferred to the Assembly by winning a seat at a by-election. 678 likes. Bob Carr became leader in 1988 and led Labor to victory in the 1995 election. At the time, the state transport network was inferior, and public transport was often criticised as the most stark example of Carr's inaction. "There are lots of areas of NSW that need support. [4] Ernest Durack became state party leader, while Holman formed a coalition on 15 November 1916 with the leader of the opposition Liberal Reform Party, Charles Wade, with himself as Premier. Cook left the party in the following year when he w… The Left faction is a coalition of forces, in the ALP branches and affiliated unions, that is bound together by the aspiration to build a freer and fairer society. Labor won the 1920 election with a majority of one. But the NSW Tourism Industry Council says the package doesn't go far enough, and points out the only destination in the state nominated to receive the discounted tickets is Merimbula. To get involved, send us a message! His government was defeated on the floor of the House on 13 December 1921, but new Premier George Fuller lost a vote within seven hours of his appointment, and Dooley regained power. NSW Labor leader likely to lose seat. Welcome to the new Labor Shop! On Storey's death in October 1921, James Dooley became leader of the party and premier. At this point it was increasingly beset by internal divisions, in particular between the relatively conservative AWU and smaller unions and radicals such as the syndicalist-influenced Sam Rosa. The new system would incorporate smaller, lighter rolling stock, reducing construction costs, and be operated by the private sector, reducing operating costs. His strategy was to draw a line under the failures of the Carr era and ask the electorate for another chance. Iemma's faction, Centre Unity, supported the sacking of the Treasurer but not the other four Ministers. NSW Labor Leader Jodi McKay is under pressure after internal party polling revealed voters have abandoned the state opposition in droves. If you support these motions, please pass them through your local branch. Wran narrowly won the 1976 election and remained premier until 1986. With the funding source a secret, the rapid transit plan had to be kept under wraps as well. These groups are divided along policy, cultural and professional lines. On 25 March 2019, Daley announced his intention to step down as leader. Foley resigned in November 2018 in the face of sexual assault allegations, and was succeeded by Michael Daley in the resulting leadership contest. [42] The Country Labor designation is most frequently used in New South Wales. Remembering the promise Rudd had made to him in 2007, Iemma called on the Prime Minister to have the federal party intervene to protect MPs who sided with the Government. The Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch), also known as NSW Labor and Country Labor in regional areas, is the New South Wales branch of the Australian Labor Party. In February 1936, the NSW branch rejoined the Australian Labor Party and became the official NSW branch of the ALP again. I need to do these. Together, West, Voltz, the Greens and the Opposition had the numbers to defeat the Government in the upper house in August 2008. This came to a head during 1919 due to divisions over whether conscription should end following the closing of the First World War and whether the Australian union movement should adopt the syndicalist principle of the One Big Union. At the 1944 election McKell won another victory, the first time a New South Wales Labor government had been re-elected. While much of the Australian labour movement and general community was opposed to conscription, Australian Labor Prime Minister Billy Hughes and Premier Holman strongly supported conscription, and both crossed the floor to vote with the conservative parties, and both were expelled from the Labor Party. On 5 January 2015 Luke Foley was elected leader. This gathering also reversed the "red rules" and returned the power of selecting the party leader to the caucus. Some NSW Labor MPs feel the party lacks a plan for reversing a catastrophic polling slide before the next state election, but there is no immediate threat of … Both knew that if they were to build the new rapid transit system and address the growing crisis in electricity supply, they would need to bring the private sector into the state's electricity industry first. During World War II McKell became a close collaborator of Labor Prime Ministers John Curtin and Ben Chifley, being a particularly close friend of the latter. The faction was wound up in August 1919, with many of its radicals such as Albert Willis going on to form the Industrial Socialist Labor Party. NSW Labor has anointed a new leader less than three months before the state election in March. For the period during the 1930s when the branch was briefly expelled from the Australian Labor Party, see, First Government in New South Wales and internal divisions, Expelled from the Labor Party by the state executive. If you support these motions, please pass them through your local branch. [39] The direct election of party leader gained support with effect from after the 2015 election. [11], The federal party's immediate political needs intervened, with the new federal Labor leader Kevin Rudd persuading Iemma to defer his privatisation announcement until after the 2007 federal election. And that was what they hadn't even announced. Put NSW Jobs ... Authorised by Bob Nanva, Australian Labor Party (NSW Branch), Sydney. [44], In New South Wales, a number of groups have been formed as associates of the NSW branch. It functions as a sort of ginger group within the party, and is somewhat analogous to its youth wing. Barrie Unsworth, for example, was elected party leader while a member of the Legislative Council. [20][21] He was replaced by Rees as leader and Premier.[22]. NSW Labor Party leader Jodi McKay (left) and her deputy, Yasmin Catley. NSW Labor has announced that it will push for a Parliamentary Inquiry into the acquisition of properties and land rezoning around Western Sydney Airport. Four of the NSW Labor seats in the Legislative Assembly are Country Labor MPs. On 3 September 2008, Deputy Premier and Transport Minister John Watkins announced he was going to retire for family reasons, triggering a cabinet reshuffle. Upon the outbreak of World War I, Holman announced a truce with the state Commonwealth Liberal Party which would take industrial reform off the agenda for the remainder of the war. [11], What followed was an extraordinary, year-long struggle by the party's head office and affiliated trade unions to force cabinet and caucus to abandon an already-announced policy. The Labor Left, also known as the Socialist Left and Progressive Left, is an organised Left … These developments increased disillusion with Labor among unions and encouraged thinking about new political strategies. Duration: 02:52 43 mins ago. NSW Labor Left secretary George Simon has taken aim at the right faction. Small landowners in suburbs surrounding the future airport will be impacted by the Government's compulsory acquisition of … One member of the Legislative Council is a Country Labor MP. It recorded a severe funding shortfall at the 2015 NSW state election, and had to rely on a $1.68-million loan from the party proper to remain solvent. By buying the latest products from the official NSW Labor store you are helping elect Labor candidates right across NSW! [29][30] Other investigations and criminal charges were laid against Craig Thomson, a federal politician from New South Wales, and Michael Williamson, a senior Labor official, also from New South Wales. This led some members of caucus, including Bob Heffron, to break away to form the Industrial Labor Party. The conscription issue divided the Labor Party and wider Australian community in 1916. We support justice, progress and equality. 105 (2013): 93-111. Furthermore, Lang's persistence with his plan led to the Lang Dismissal Crisis in 1931-32 which led to his dismissal as premier by the State Governor on 13 May 1932. Tensions continued to rise during McGowen's premiership, as McGowen and Holman refused to support the holding of the 1911 trade and commerce referendum favoured by the ALP: in addition Holman alienated extra-parliamentary Labor members and some of the NSW caucus by appointing a number of new members to the state's Legislative Council, including some who were not Labor members. Their membership of NSW Labor was terminated in 2014. The New South Wales Branch of the Australian Labor Party, known as the Labor Electoral League of New South Wales from 1891 to 1917, first won 35 of the 141 seats in the New South Wales parliament at the 1891 election. In May 2000, following Labor's success at the 2000 Benalla by-election in Victoria, Kim Beazley announced that the ALP intended to register a separate "Country Labor Party" with the AEC;[43] this occurred in October 2000. The Left faction is a coalition of forces, in the ALP branch and affiliated unions , bound together by the aspiration to build a freer and fairer society. This action split the NSW Labor Party in two - Lang's followers and the expelled NSW branch became known as Lang Labor, while Scullin's supporters, led by Chifley, became known in NSW as Federal Labor. [10] Iemma and the Treasurer Michael Costa supported the idea to sidestep the high costs and industrial risks of the existing RailCorp network and instead begin building a new rapid transit rail system in parallel. Labour History, no. SHARE. SHARE. Divisions also opened up between state and federal Labor after Andrew Fisher took office as Prime Minister of the first federal Labor government in 1908: William Holman, the NSW party's main parliamentary strategist at the time, presented a policy agenda at state party conferences which differed from that approved by the federal party, in particular in its opposition to the transfer of responsibilities for finance and industrial relations from the state to the Commonwealth government, a dispute in which the AWU sided with the ALP.
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