You wouldn’t believe it, but John Howard’s IR Minister Kevin
Andrews has actually done a kick-ass “Who’s Who” press release with
sketch biogs of the hacks at the Labor National Conference. It is
certainly worth a read.
43rd ALP National Conference – January 2004
The 43rd ALP National Conference is comprised of 404 delegates.
Despite the much vaunted reforms to the ALP structure, it is
still dominated by unionists and party apparatchiks. The table below,
complied by publicly available data, reveals the make up of the
conference delegates.
It is worthwhile noting that many State branches require either
directly or indirectly that people joining the Labor Party must be
union member if eligible. Thus the percentages quoted below are
conservative.
404 delegates (including non voting Presidents and State secretaries)
Background |
Number |
Percentage |
Union members/officials | 233 | 58% |
Members/former members/Labor councillors | 99 | 25% |
Staffer/former staffer | 78 | 19% |
Former candidates | 25 | 6% |
Note: Some fall into multiple categories
In total at least 85% of delegates are either:
- union officials
- Members or former Members of Parliament
- Labor councillors
- Labor Party officials
- Staffers or former staffer
- Failed candidates
Allocation of Delegates |
Number of delegates |
Number of union delegates |
Percentage of union delegates |
Federal Presidents | 3 | 0 | 0% |
Federal Parliamentary Leaders | 4 | 4 | 100% |
Federal Parliamentary representatives | 6 | 5 | 83% |
Young Labor | 3 | 1 | 33% |
NSW | 113 | 65 | 58% |
Northern Territory | 8 | 1 | 12.5% |
Queensland | 67 | 46 | 69% |
South Australia | 38 | 22 | 58% |
Tasmania | 23 | 8 | 35% |
Victoria | 88 | 58 | 66% |
Western Australia | 42 | 23 | 55% |
Note:
The information in the table attached is sourced from Parliamentary
Handbooks, Parliamentary Libraries, union websites and other publicly
available documents.
The ‘Who’s Who’ at the 2004 Australian Labor Party Convention
Delegate |
Union |
Labor Links |
National – Non Voting Presidents | ||
Carmen Lawrence | |
President of ALP, |
Barry Jones | |
Vice President of the ALP, former President, Former Labor Minister |
Warren Mundine | |
Junior Vice President of the ALP, CEO of NSW Native Titles, Former Branch Secretary and National and State Executive |
Parliamentary Leaders | ||
Mark Latham | Australian Services Union |
Mayor of Liverpool 1991-94, former staffer to Bob Carr and Gough Whitlam |
Jenny Macklin | CPSU |
Former Adviser to former Deputy PM Brian Howe, former adviser to Victorian Health Minister David White, research co-ordinator at the Labor Resource Centre 19881-85 |
John Faulkner |
Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers’ Union, NSW Teacher Federation |
ALP Assistant General Secretary 1980-89, and staffer to NSW Minister |
Stephen Conroy | Transport Workers Union |
TWU officer 92-96, former staffer to federal and state labor members |
Federal Parliamentary Labor Party Representatives |
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Anna Burke | Australian Services Union | National Industrial Officer for the FSU 1994-98 |
Martyn Evans | |
Former Minister for Health, Family and Community Services and the Aged 1992-93 in South Australian Labor Government |
Martin Ferguson | Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers’ Union |
ACTU President 1990-1996, Federated Miscellaneous Workers Union 1975-90 |
Michael Forshaw | Australian Workers Union |
General Secretary of the AWU 1991-94, Senior industrial officer with the AWU 1981-89, ACTU Executive 1989-91 |
Julia Gillard | Australian Services Union, CPSU |
Chief of Staff to former Victorian Opposition Leader, John Brumby 1996-98, partner with Slater and Gordon 1990-96, Solicitor 1987-90 |
Tanya Plibersek | CPSU |
Electorate officer to Senator Campbell and Senator Childs, professional officer in the Domestic Violence Unit, NSW Minister for the Status and Advancement of Women, Women’s officer at the UTS Students Association |
Young Labor | ||
Ryan Batchelor |
National Union of |
WA govt Staffer, |
Damian Kassabgi |
|
NSW Young Labor |
Alexandra Stalder |
| Victorian Labor Party headquarters staffer |
Australian Capital Territory | ||
Jon Stanhope | | Former Beasley Staffer |
Jenny Hargreaves | |
Public servant |
Nicholas Martin | CFMEU |
Convenor of the Young Labor Left, Former staffer, and former National of Union Students candidate |
Sue Robinson | | Labor staffer |
Christ Sant | |
Lawyer, former senior |
Sarah Schoonwaler |
CFMEU | President ACT CFMEU, Industrial officer CFMEU |
Athol Williams | SDA | Official SDA for nearly 30 years |
Matthew Cossey |
| |
New South Wales | ||
Bob Carr | | Premier, Education officer – Labor Council 1972-78 |
Anthony Albanese | AMWU |
Senior policy adviser to NSW Premier Carr 1995-96, Assistant General Secretary of NSW ALP 1989-95 |
Mark Arbib | | Assistant Secretary, NSW ALP |
Helen Ball | | |
John Berry | | |
Paul Bastian | AMWU | Secretary, AMWU |
Diane Beamer | TWU |
NSW Minister, former staffer, Joined the Australian Labor Party, Emu Plains Branch 1975. Active in local branch, Federal Electorate Council, State Electoral Council (including term as President of the State Council). Active in Young Labor, delegate to several Young Labor conferences. Member of the NSW Branch Administrative Committee, Member of the National Executive. |
Derrick Belari |
| |
Sharon Bird | |
Former and current Labor Candidate for Cunningham, former staffer |
David Borger | |
Former Local councillor, lost preselection for State seat in 2003 in factional brawl, former Labor Candidate for Parramatta |
Chris Bowen | | Chief of Staff to Carl Scully |
Natalie Bradbury | Health Research Employees Association | Organiser |
Katie Brassil | |
Labor Councillor, NSW Labor Women’s forum secretary, former Fitzgibbon staffer |
Laurie Brereton | Electrical Trades Union |
Member of NSW Parliament 1970 – 1990, former Hawke/Keating Minister |
Anthony Burke | SDA |
Member of NSW Parliament elected in 2003, former Electorate Officer to Senator Graham Richardson 1993 – 1994 and Senator Michael Forshaw 1994-1995. Lobbyist – Director , “Euthanasia No” 1995 – 1997. Lobbyist – Campaigner Manager, Australian Republican Movement 1997. Director of Aticus. Union Organiser to SDA 1997 – 2003 |
Linda Burney | |
NSW State member |
Janice Burnswoods | NSW Teachers’ Federation |
NSW Upper House member – Joined ALP at Drummoyne in 1972. Officer of NSW Labor Womens Committee: 1977-86. Convenor of national Labor Women’s Conference: 1999. Member of NSW Administrative Committee: 1978 – 1985. Delegate or proxy to national Conferences since 1981. Member of National Executive: 2000 -. Former Teachers Federation Executive |
Cherie Burton | ASU |
Member of NSW Parliament, Previous experience as an accounts clerk, a Labour Council Officer, union official, and as a senior advisor to the Premier, Mr Carr. Office holder at Branch S.E.C. and F.E.C. level. Delegate to Annual Conference since 1980. Former President of Australian Young Labor. |
Doug Cameron | AMWU |
National Secretary, AMWU, Vice President ACTU since 1975, Former National Secretary, Metal Trades Federation of Unions |
Nicole Campbell | APSMEA | APSMEA official, former candidate for Bennelong 2001 |
George Campbell | AMWU |
NSW Senator, former ACTU Vice President, ALP Vice President, National Secretary of the AMWU |
Diane Carter | | Tamworth Labor Councillor |
Chris Christodoulou | NSW Labor Council | Deputy Assistant Secretary, NSW Labor Council |
Lisa Clancy | | ALP candidate for state seat 2003 |
Russell Collison | AWU | State Secretary AWU, Vice President NSW Labour Council |
Carmel Cook | LHMU | Hunter Region Secretary of LHMU |
| | |
Michael Costa | Rail Tram and Bus union ASU |
Minister for Transport, Former Secretary of NSW Labor Council, Assistant Secretary of Labor Council 1994-98, Managing Director – Chifley Financial Services 1989-94 |
Sophie Cotsis | LHMU | Organiser LHMU, former Labor candidate |
Kristyn Crossfield | | |
John Della Bosca | ASU |
NSW Minister for State, Research Assistant to Senator Kerry Sibraa 1976 – 1979. Australian Transport Officers’ Federation: National Research Officer 1979 -81 and State Organiser 1981 -1983. Australian Labor Party (NSW Branch): State Organiser 1983 -1985; Assistant Secretary 1985 -1990; General Secretary 1990 – 1999 |
Geoff Derrick | FSU | Secretary, FSU |
Meryl Dillon | | Moree Shire Plains Councillor |
Marilyn Dodkin | | ALP Historian – Author Bob Carr: The Reluctant Leader |
Gregory Donnelly | SDA | State Secretary SDA |
Amanda Fazio | United Services Union |
NSW Member of Parliament – Worked for the Australian Labor Party as Executive Officer of the NSW Branch from 1992 – 2000. Member of the ALP from 1977 and has been active in all levels of the Party – particularly in respect to Party rules and increasing the participation of women. Served on the Party’s Rules Committee since 1979 and has also served on the Community Service Policy Committee, the Status of Women’s Committee and the Women’s Forum. Attended most National ALP Conferences for the last 25 years. Has worked on the staff of the House of Representatives Speakers, Hon Leo McLeay MP and Stephen Martin MP. |
Andrew Ferguson | CFMEU | CFMEU State secretary, brother of Laurie and Martin |
Luke Foley | ASU | Secretary, NSW, ASU |
Wayne Forno | TWU | TWU Sydney sub branch secretary |
Robyn Fortescue | AMWU | Regional secretary AMWU |
Aaron Gadiel | | Former Chief of Staff to Eddie Obied |
John Gilmore | | |
Stephen Gurney | Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union | Industrial Officer AMIEU |
Margaret Hains | | |
Brian Harris | MEU | General Secretary, MEU Federated Clerks Union |
Jodie Harrison | | |
Julie Hatcher | | |
Nadine Hickey | | |
Kelly Hoare | CPSU |
Member for Charlton, former electorate officer to Bob Brown |
George Houssos | | President NSW Young Labor and staffer to Eddie Obied |
Eddie Husic | CEPU |
Organiser CEPU, likely candidate in Greenway at next election |
Veronica Husted | Public Service Association | Former ALP candidate |
Stephen Hutchins | TWU |
NSW Senator, Federal President of the TWU 1995-98, Secretary of the TWU (NSW) 1993-99, Assistant Secretary of the TWU (NSW) 1989-93 and President of the NSW ALP 1998-02 |
Stephen Jones | CPSU | Regional Secretary CPSU |
Sarah Kaine | NSW Labour Council | NSW Labour Council Organising Coordinator |
Tony Kelly | | NSW Minister Local Government |
Kristina Keneally | ASU | NSW Member of Parliament |
Janice Kershaw | | Councillor – Wollongong City Council |
Jeffery Lawrance | LHMU | National Secretary LHMU, Vice President NSW ALP |
Michael Lee | |
Former Member for Dobell, currently running as Sydney Lord Mayor as Labor candidate |
Mark Lennon | NSW Labour Council | Assistant Secretary NSW Labour Council |
Nick Lewocki | Rail, tram and bus union | Secretary, Rail, tram and bus union |
Anthony Maher | CFMEU | CFMEU National President |
Maurice May | | |
Ian McCarthy | CEPU | Branch Secretary, CEPU |
Robert McClelland | | Shadow Minister for Homeland Affairs |
Gregory McLean | ASU | Assistant National Secretary, ASU |
Leo McLeay | |
Member for Watson, former State Organiser and Assistant General Secretary, NSW ALP |
Sally McManus | ASU | Executive President, ASU |
Elizabeth McNamera | |
Former senior Staffer to NSW Minister and former Young Labor President |
Reba Meagher | TWU |
State Minister for Fair Trading, former Electorate Officer to Paul Elliott, M.P., Federal Member for Parramatta, 1990-92. Industrial Officer for Transport Workers Union (N.S.W. Branch) 1993-94. Member of ALP Administrative Committee, 1993-present . Member of ALP Disputes Committee, 1992-95. Alternate Delegate to A.L.P. National Conference, 1994. Delegate to A.L.P. State Conference, 1990-present. President N.S.W. Young Labor, 1992-1994. Vice President N.S.W. Young Labor, 1992. Delegate to N.S.W. Labor Council (T.W.U.), 1993-95. Delegate to A.C.T.U. Congress (T.W.U.) 1994. |
James Metcher | CEPU | Secretary NSW CEPU |
Rebecca Mitsud | ETU | Legal officer, ETU, Young Labor |
Philip Morgans | | |
John Morris | LHMU | Divisional President and Branch Vice President LHMU |
Peter Mylan | Health and Research Employee Association | Organiser, Health and Research Employee Association |
Deborah O’Neill | | University Lecturer, Former Labor Candidate |
Annie Owens | LHMU | Branch secretary, LHMU |
Karyn Paluzzano | Teachers’ Federation | Member NSW Parliament |
Alison Peters | NSW Labour Council | Deputy Assistant Secretary, NSW Labour Council |
Roger Price | ASU | Member for Chifley |
Jan Primrose | AMWU | AMWU staffer |
Anthony Ramsey | | Academic |
Andrew Refshauge | |
NSW Deputy Premier, founding member of doctors reform society |
Bernard Riordan | CEPU | Secretary CEPU electrical branch – Vice President NSW ALP |
Christine Robertson | Health and Research Employee Association |
Member of NSW Upper House, former President of New South Wales Nurses Association – Tamworth Base Hospital Branch 1996 – 2003 and sub Branch secretary for two years. Union Representive to Rural Communities Consultative Council 1996 -1998. Rural community member to NSW Board of Adult and Community Education 1998 – 2001. |
John Robertson | NSW Labour Council | Secretary NSW Labour Council |
Eric Roozendaal | | NSW ALP secretary |
Michelle Rowland | | |
Adam Searle | |
Former Chief of Staff to Labor State Minister, Branch ALP President, failed candidate in Macquarie |
Paul Sekfy | | Former ALP candidate, contact for ASU campaign |
Anthony Sheldon | TWU | Secretary, NSW TWU |
Craig Smith | CFMEU | Secretary, Forestry and Furnishing Products CFMEU NSW |
Ursula Stephens | NSW Public Service Association | NSW Senator, President, NSW Labor Party |
John Sutton | CFMEU | Assistant National Secretary, CFMEU |
Natalie Sykes Hutchins | TWU | TWU organiser |
Jill Taylor | | |
Anne Thompson | AWU | AWU regional organiser, central coast |
David Tierney | |
Former Richardson staffer and chief of staff to Michael Knight |
Joe Tripodi | ASU |
Member of NSW Parliament, former Labor staffer and union official |
Barry Tubner | Textile, clothing and footwear union | Secretary TCFU |
Michael Veitch | | Former ALP candidate, labor councillor |
Maryn Wagstaff | | |
Wendy Waller | | Labor Deputy Mayor Liverpool Council |
Christopher Warren | Media Arts and Entertainment Alliance | Federal secretary MAEA |
Suzanne West | | Former ALP Senator |
Steve Whan | | State Member of Parliament |
Monika Wheeler | | NSW Young Labor executive member |
Cassandra Wilkinson | | Former ALP staff |
Geoffrey Williams | SDA | Hamilton office SDA |
Michael Williamson | HSU |
General Secretary HSU, Vice President NSW ALP, Vice President NSW Labor Council |
Penelope Wright | | |
Michael Want | ASU | Secretary, ASU Clerical branch |
Johno Johnson | |
Former Member of NSW parliament
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Northern Territory |
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Clare Martin | | Chief Minister, former ABC journalist |
Sara Amdahl | | Staffer to the Chief Minister |
Bob Durnan | | Australians for Reconciliation advocate |
Laurene Hall | | Former ALP candidate, ex-Telstra union delegate |
Jeff Jones | LHMWU | Secretary NT LHMWU |
Kieran Phillips | | Staffer to Chief Minister |
Marion Scrymgour | | NT Minister for Family & Children Services |
Brett Walker | | NT ALP Secretary |
Queensland | ||
Peter Beattie | Queensland Railway Employees Union | Premier – former ALP state secretary |
Sarah Abbott | National Union of Students | Former branch president of ALP |
Katelyn Allen | AMWU | AMWU official |
Chris Barrett | Queensland Council of Unions | Assistant Secretary |
Greg Betts | CFMEU | Mining and Energy Division CFMEU district secretary |
Arch Bevis | Queensland Teachers Union, CEPU |
Member for Brisbane, Former Deputy Secretary and official of Qld Teachers Union |
Julie Bignell | ASU | ASU official |
Gary Bullock | LHMU | Assistant Secretary LHMU |
Terri Butler | AWU |
Organiser AWU, former president of James Cook University Union |
Terry Callaghan | Queensland Teachers Union – Lifemember | |
Russell Carr | AMIEU | Townsville President ACTUQ, |
Terrie Carrington | SDA | Organiser |
Frank Chambers | AWU | National Vice President AWU |
Matt Collins | ASU | Communications officer ASU |
Mick Colwell | | |
Daryl Cox | | |
Yvette D’Ath | AWU | Senior Industrial Advocate, AWU |
Andrew Dettmer | AMWU | Assistant State Secretary TS&A Division AMWU |
Cameron Dick | | Senior staffer, ALP State Minister |
Owen Doogan | Rail, Tram and Bus Union |
Secretary Rail Tram and Bus Union, National ALP Policy Committee |
Cheryl Dorron | Queensland Nurses Union | Failed ALP candidate |
Jenny Gribaudo | PSA | Electorate officer |
David Hanna | BLF | Queensland committee member BLF |
Jenny Hill | PSA | Failed ALP candidate |
John Hogg | SDA | Queensland Senator, former SDA secretary |
Tom Jeffers | AWU | |
Chris Ketter | SDA | Secretary Queensland SDA |
Tegan Krarup | | |
Sophia La Pietra | | |
Peter Lees | AMWU | Assistant State Secretary Metal Division AMWU |
Bill Ludwig | AWU | National and State President AWU and ACTU executive |
Joseph Ludwig | AWU | Senator for Queensland, former AWU official |
Steve Mason | CEPU | Branch Secretary Communication division CEPU |
Sandra McGrady | | |
Shirley Mellor | LHMU | President Queensland Branch, LHMU |
Cameron Milner | | State Secretary Queensland ALP |
Ron Monaghan | LHMU |
Secretary Queensland branch LHMU, President of Queensland ALP |
Henrietta Moran | ASU | |
Noel Morris | | |
Charis Mullen | | Queensland Minister Staffer |
Shayne Neumann | | |
Stacia Palaszcsuk | | |
Gillian Pechey | | |
Graham Perret | Queensland Independent Education Union | Organiser |
Warren Pitt | | Minister in Beattie Government |
Chris Price | CFMEU |
President CFMEU, Construction and General, National Divisional Office |
David Pullen | LHMWU | Union official |
Michael Ravbar | CFMEU | |
Amanda Richards | Queensland Nurses Union |
Occupational Health and Safety Officer and Executive Member of Queensland Council of Trade Unions |
Kevin Rudd | Queensland Public Sector Union | Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, Former ALP Staffer |
Garry Ryan | AWU | District Secretary AWU |
Catherine Savage | SDA | Organising staff |
Con Sciacca | National Union of Workers/AWU | Member for Bowman |
David Smith | ASU | Branch Secretary ASU |
Valerie Smith | | |
Paul Stafford | NUW | Branch Secretary |
Kathie Standen | | Ministerial staffer to Queensland Government |
Carryn Sullivan | | Member of Queensland Parliament |
Wayne Swan | AWU |
Member for Lilley, former staffer and state secretary of ALP |
Melissa Thomas | | Staffer Queensland ALP Headquarters |
Kellie Trigger | | Failed ALP candidate and electorate officer |
Wendy Turner | ASU | Vice President ASU Queensland Branch |
Marina Williams | AWU | Organiser AWU |
Dick Williams | CEPU |
National President and Queensland Secretary CEPU, Electrical Division |
Tony Wolfenden | | Former CFMEU staffer, TWU organiser |
Terry Wood | | |
Carmel Ybarlucea | | Former James Cook University Union President |
South Australia | ||
Mike Rann | | Premier, former staffer to Don Dunstan and John Bannon |
Brer Adams | SDA |
Staffer to Minister for Environment, former President of Flinders University Student Association |
Dascia Bennett | | Convenor, Labor women |
Quentin Black | SDA | Twice failed candidate |
Mark Butler | LHMU | Branch secretary LHMU |
Nicholas Champion | | |
Susan Close | | |
Moira Deslandes | SDA | Failed candidate, Chief of Staff to Education Minister |
Alexander Dighton | SDA | National President of Young Labor |
Don Farrell | SDA | SDA secretary |
Bernard Finnigan | SDA | |
Alex Gallacher | TWU | TWU branch secretary |
Robyn Geraghty | CEPU | Member for State Parliament |
Beverly Hall | | Academic |
Wayne Hanson | AWU | AWU Branch secretary |
Phillip Harrison | ASU | President ASU |
Annette Hurley | SDA |
SA director of Hawker Britton, former Labor Member and deputy leader |
Matthew Loader | TWU | Former staffer, spokesman for ‘lets get equal campaign’ |
Carmela Luscri | | Staffer to Minister Weatheril |
Brigid Mahoney | | |
Leah Marrone | LHMU | Student politician |
Anna McEwen | ASU | ASU State Secretary |
Paul McMahon | AMWU | AMWU – Assistant State Secretary, Vehicle Division |
Nigel Minge | | |
John Olenich | | Staffer, President Young Labor SA |
Noel Paul | | Junior Vice President SA ALP |
Carolyn Pickles | LHMU | Former member of Parliament, former State ALP President |
Matt Pinnegar | | |
Davine Quirke | |
Deputy Convenor Labor Women, wife of John Quirke, former Member of Parliament |
Amanda Rishworth | SDA |
Organiser SDA, former President Flinders University Student Association |
Shannon Sampson | | |
Trevor Smith | CFMEU |
National President CFMEU and secretary of the forestry division |
Lucia Snelling | | |
Timothy Stanley | | Failed candidate for Adelaide |
Trish White | SDA | State Minister for Education, National ALP executive |
Russel Wortley | TWU | TWU Gas industry Sub Branch Secretary |
Roger Zubrinich | | Academic |
Ian Hunter | | State ALP Secretary |
Tasmania | ||
Jim Bacon | BLF |
Premier, former secretary of the TTLC, former member of the ACTU executive, former state secretary BLF in Tasmania |
Philip Baker | AMWU | State secretary AMWU |
Catryna Bilyk | |
Failed Senate candidate, Former ASU organiser, former Vice President of the ALP in Tasmania |
Julie Collins | | |
Sean Kelly | ASU | State secretary ASU |
Duncan Kerr | | Member for Dennison |
David Llewellyn | | State Minister for Health |
Sue Mackay | CPSU/CEPU |
Senator for Tasmania, former PSU organiser and Labor staffer |
Scott McLean | CFMEU | State secretary CFMEU, forestry division |
Rex Neil | | |
Leah Nischler | | |
David O’Byrne | LHMU | Secretary LHMU, Vice President of Tasmanian ALP |
Helen Polley | | |
David Price | | State Secretary of ALP |
Allison Ritchie | | Member of Tasmanian Parliament, former ALP staffer |
Nick Sherry | |
Shadow Minister and Senator for Tasmania, former senior union official |
Lisa Singh | | Director, working womens centre, former staffer |
Lin Thorp | | Member of Tasmanian Parliament, former ALP staffer |
Anne Urquhart | AMWU |
President of AMWU (Tasmanian Division), Vice President of Tasmanian ALP |
Ian Wakefield | AWU | Secretary AWU |
Nicole Wells | | Duncan Kerr staffer |
Kelly Wood | | |
Sally-Anne Young | | |
Victoria | ||
Steve Bracks | AMWU | Premier |
Russell Atwood | ASU | Executive President Victorian ASU |
Rosemary Barker | | Chief of Staff to Victorian Minister |
Jenny Beales | | Failed Labor candidate |
Liz Beattie | ASU | Member of Victorian Parliament, former ASU official |
Graham Bird | Australian Meat Industry Employees Union | Secretary and Treasurer AMIEU |
Anne Black Blandthorn | ACTU | Electorate officer |
Raif Bokhaazi | | |
Bill Bolitho | | Senior Ministerial staffer, failed candidate for Gippsland |
Christine Campbell | SDA/ASU |
Member of Victorian Parliament, former staffer and union official |
Kim Carr | Federated Teachers Union and Technical Teachers Union | Senator and Shadow Minister, former staffer |
Matt Carrick | NUW | Adviser to John Brumby |
Jacinta Collins | SDA/ASU | Senator and Shadow Minister, former union official |
Trish Conneily | SDA | Senior organiser SDA |
Ann Corcoran | Victorian Independent Education Union | Member for Isaacs |
David Cragg | AWU | Trades Hall Council Senior Vice President |
Jodi Dack | | |
Brian Daley | ASU | Branch Secretary ASU |
Lily D’Ambrosia | ASU |
Member of Victorian Parliament, former union organiser, ALP staffer and electorate officer |
Michael Danby | SDA |
Member for Melbourne Ports, former staffer and union organiser |
Fiona Darwin | |
Convenor, Monash University Federation of Student Organisations |
Joe de Bruyn | SDA | National Secretary SDA |
Eric Dearricott |
AEU (Associate Member)/Victorian Association of State School Principles |
Vice Principal and Teacher at Kyneton High School |
Juliana Dickinson | AMWU | AMWU National Industrial Officer |
Trevor Dobbyn | Rail, Tram and Bus Union | State secretary |
Charles Donnelly | NUW | Branch Secretary NUW |
Alison Donohue | | |
Michael Donovan | SDA | Victorian Branch Secretary SDA |
Mick Eagles | AWU | Victorian President AWU |
Nazih El Asmar | | Former Mayor of Darebin |
David Feeney | |
Former State ALP Secretary and current senior adviser to the Premier |
Kosmos Felekos | | Ministerial Adviser |
Ruth Frenzel | LHMU | Industrial officer LHMU |
Monica Gould | NUW | President of the Legislative Council former Minister |
Danielle Green | AWU | Member of Victorian Parliament |
Alan Griffin | ASU and Federated Clerks Union | Member for Burke, former union organiser and staffer |
Denise Guppy | Health and Community Services Union | Branch Senior Vice President of HCSU |
Wesley Hayes | CEPU | Organiser CEPU |
Joe Helper | | Member of Victorian Parliament |
Abbey Howe | | Organiser Victorian ALP Headquarters |
Jeff Jackson | HSU | State Secretary HSU |
Gavin Jennings | Rail Tram and Bus Industry Union/Electrical Trades Union | Minister in State Government |
Ian Jones | AMWU | Federal Secretary Vehicle Division AMWU |
Marlene Kairouz | | Darebin City Councillor |
Cathy King | | Member for Ballarat |
Martin Kingham | CFMEU | State Secretary, CFMEU |
Marg Lewis | | Failed Labor Candidate |
Hong Lim | | Member of Victorian Parliament |
Wayne Mader | TWU | Senior organiser TWU |
Justin Mammarella | | |
Sithy Marikar | Communication workers union | Organiser, CWU |
Richard Marles | ACTU | Assistant secretary ACTU |
Andrew McKenzie | | Senior staffer and former Victorian ALP staffer |
Jenny Mikakos | ASU | Member of Victorian Parliament |
Fernando Moya | | Electorate officer to the Member for Holt |
Dave Noonan | CFMEU | Assistant National Secretary CFMEU |
Bill Oliver | CFMEU | Victorian Assistant Secretary CFMEU |
Dave Oliver | AMWU | Assistant National Secretary AMWU |
Michelle O’Neil | Textile Clothing and Footware Union | State Secretary TCFU |
Martin Pakula | NUW | Assistant Branch Secretary |
Denis Parker | SDA | Senior organiser SDA |
Caitlin Phillips | | |
Jaala Pulford | NUW | WorkCover Official |
Robert Ray | | Senator for Victoria |
Fiona Richardson | | Ministerial Adviser |
Julius Roe | AMWU | National President, AMWU |
Bob Sercombe | | Federal Member for Maribyrnong |
Earle Setches | CEPU | Assistant National Secretary CEPU |
Bill Shorten | AWU | National Secretary AWU |
Paul Slape | ASU | National Secretary ASU |
Howard Smith | TWU | Branch Industrial Research Officer TWU |
John Speight | AMWU | Victorian State President AMWU |
Tonya Stevens | AWU | Recruitment officer |
Ingrid Stitt | ASU | Secretary Private Sector Brach, ASU |
Natile Suleyman | | Brimbank City Councillor |
Hakki Suleyman | | Electorate officer |
Greg Sword | NUW | General Secretary NUW and former ALP President |
Lee Tarlamis | | |
Theo Theophanous | AWU | Minister in Victorian Government |
Maria Vamvakinou | CFMEU | Senator for Victoria, former electorate officer |
Gary Ward | SDA | Former Assistant State Secretary |
Heather Wellington | | Geelong ALP councillor |
Linda White | ASU | Assistant National Secretary, ASU |
Lloyd Williams | Health and Community Services Union | Secretary HCSU |
Howard Worthing | CEPU | Organiser CEPU |
Vicki Vianoulatos | | |
Burhan Yigit | | Mayor of Hume |
Erik Locke | | State Secretary Victorian ALP |
Western Australia | ||
Geoff Gallop | MWU | Premier |
Susan Anderson | | |
Mark Bishop | SDA | Senator for Western Australia, former union official |
Joe Bullock | SDA | State Secretary WA SDA |
Geraldine Burgess | CPSU/Civil Services Association | CSA delegate |
Sarah Burke | |
Junior Vice President WA ALP, candidate for Federal President former union organiser |
Gary Carson | CEPU | Branch Secretary CEPU Communications Division |
Vince Catania | | President, WA Young Labor |
Roger Cook | | Western Australia Aboriginal Native Title Working Group |
Helen Creed | LHMU | Vice President ACTU, National President LHMU |
Mark Cuomo | | Failed ALP candidate |
Tim Daly | AWU | State Secretary AWU WA branch |
Ed Dermer | SDA |
Member of the Western Australian Parliament, former union organiser |
Kate Doust | SDA |
Member of the Western Australian Parliament, former union organiser |
Graham Edwards | | Member for Cowan |
Jock Ferguson | AMWU | State Secretary |
Brad George | Australian Maritime Officers Union | Industrial Officer AMOU |
Daniel Guise | Edith Cowan University Student Union | WA Young Labor |
Ros Harley | CPSU/CSA | |
Alistair Jones | | Failed Labor Candidate |
Alison Karmelich | |
Women’s Co-ordinator, Australian Young Labor, Former student union president |
Nuala Keating | |
President and Secretary Australian Society of Labor Lawyers |
Veronica Keating | | Failed Labor Candidate |
Dave Kelly | LHMU | WA State Secretary LHMU, Vice President WA ALP |
Sue Lines | LHMU | Assistant Secretary LHMU, WA Branch |
Norm Marlborough | AMIEU | Member of WA Parliament, former union official |
Simon Mead | | Former Labor National Headquarters staffer |
Shelia Mills | | |
Jenny Mott | | |
Batong Pham | | Failed Labor Candidate |
Jaye Radisich | National Union of Students |
Delegate and |
Kevin Reynolds | CFMEU |
State Secretary |
Michelle Roberts | |
Member of WA |
Daniel Smith | |
Failed Labor |
Stephen Smith | AWU |
Shadow Minister |
Glenn Sterle | TWU |
Industrial |
Sally Talbot | |
Assistant State |
Andrew Waddell | |
Failed Labor |
Simon Ward | CPSU |
Ministerial |
Simone Waterton | | |
Ruth Webber | AMWU/CPSU |
Senator for |
Bill Johnson | SDA |
State Secretary |
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