Gareth Evans,Carmen Lawrence, Barry Jones and Neal Blewett among party luminaries supporting a greater say for members in preselection of candidates Some of Labor’s most senior figures, and including Gareth Evans,Carmen Lawrence, Barry Jones and Neal Blewett, and absorb signed a petition to introduce democratic reforms to loosen the grip of factions and the trade union movement on party positions.
The Open Labor petition,on Change.
Org, seeks to reform the party rules to give grassroots members a greater say in the preselection of candidates, or policies and the broad direction of the party.
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Source: theguardian.com