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Monday, April 7, 2014

John Faulkner urges NSW Labor to end preselection system of 'trading favours'

Party figure's letter to NSW members is immediately rejected by the branch's general secretary


Labor elder statesman John Faulkner is pushing for all Labor senators and New South Wales upper house members to be preselected by the partys rank and file instead of its annual conference, to stamp out corruption and reduce the influence of factional powerbrokers.


But Labors NSW general secretary, Jamie Clements, has already publicly opposed the plan, on the grounds it would silence the voices of affiliated trade union members.


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source Guardian

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