Articles by Andrew Crook

ALP national conference has fallen in behind the Prime Minister to ensure container ships full of uranium will be exported to India.

Some amusing reverse-ferrets came out of yesterday’s ALP National Conference same sex marriage debate.

Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd has sparked intense speculation he may be reconsidering his personal objection to same-sex marriage after a stellar show of support with Rainbow Labor activists at a drinks session last night.

The next ALP National Conference will for the first time include delegates directly elected by the party’s grass roots.

Immigration minister Chris Bowen has succeeded in his bid to change Labor’s National Platform to allow for offshore processing of refugees after a rancour-filled debate at ALP National Conference this afternoon.

The ALP’s 46th National Conference is preparing to debate the hot button issue of gay marriage. Below is the text of the amendment to the platform moved by ACT Deputy Chief Minister Andrew Barr and seconded by Penny Wong.

Crikey founder Stephen Mayne could hold the balance of power in the Victorian Upper House, with an unexpected Steve Fielding-style preference run close to delivering him the fifth and final seat in Northern Metropolitan.

Prominent shareholder activist and Crikey founder Stephen Mayne has made good on his threat to run for a seat in the state upper house at the Victorian election in November.

ALP sources say Victorian Socialist Left faction secretary Andrew Giles has been sounded out for the vacant federal seat of Melbourne, after finance minister Lindsay Tanner announced to parliament that he would stand down early this afternoon.

The Age‘s state political editor Paul Austin missed an interesting email last Thursday that might have shed some light on the latest ALP branch stacking allegations.