Voting is now open for Labor’s National Policy Forum (NPF). Modelled off British Labour’s Policy Forum, the NPF meets regularly to discuss policy, hear from a range of speakers and to help draft Labor’s National Platform in between the triennial National Conference.
The National Policy Forum has twenty rank-and-file representatives who are directly elected. Other voting members include the Federal Parliamentary Party Leader and the National President (who are co-chairs), two Deputy Chairs and a Secretary elected by National Conference, the National and Assistant National Secretaries, the National President of Young Labor, twenty affiliated union representatives and twenty federal MPs.
If you have been a member for at least a year prior to the calling of NPF nominations, you should have received an email today to cast your vote. Unlike the President or party leader elections, it is a digital by default ballot but you can request a postal vote. Voting for the NPF closes on 2 December so there is still some time.
There is often a dearth of information about who is who when these larger direct election ballots occur as not everyone has a large profile. To make things a bit clearer, the following is a list of known ALP Left candidates running for rank-and-file National Policy Forum spots in each state and territory.
NSW
Sinead Simpkins
Cameron Murphy
Verity Firth
Nuatali Nelmes
ACT
Ella Factor
VIC
Onagh Bishop
Mark Kettle
Jamie Gardiner
Damien Kingsbury
Max Costello
Steve Brown
Oliver Squires
SA
David Pearson
NT
Pat Honan
QLD
Nick Thompson
Laura Fraser-Hardy
TAS
Adam Clarke
WA
Dominic Rose
Tom Palmer
If I have made any mistakes or inadvertently left a candidate off this list, please let me know and I will amend the list.
UPDATE: The list of elected National Policy Forum members can be found here.
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