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NOAH’S ARK: Labor Unity secretary delivers vote triumph

By VEXNEWS ⋅ June 15, 2009

shortenwin Labor Unity’s ShortCons are delighted with their efforts from this weekend’s ALP Victorian State Conference. The election to the National Conference revealed that they are now the biggest of the Labor Right groups by the narrowest of margins. The count was conducted today.

Capably organised by the astute clipboard-wielder from Mt Macedon, Noah Carroll, as faction secretary, Labor Unity achieved 23 national conference delegates over 22 Ambition Faction NUW/SDA/Feeneyites, Socialist Left got 31, Independent (Eric Dearricott – branchstacker) 1, Dean Mighell’s UCA got 5 (including 1 from the Plumbers who look set to join Labor Unity), Ferguson Left 4 for 85 delegates in total.

If only they were all told to sit in the one train carriage for an overnight ride to Sydney for the NatCon. Who would come out alive? It would almost certainly be a case of Murder on the Comrades’ Carriage Express. Instead of the black tie of the Orient Express though, the union polo shirt and embroidered bomber jacket would be the favoured attire. Fortunately, the delegates are unconcerned by their carbon footprint and will be flying up there.

This is a strong result for the Labor Unity Shorten/Conroy/Richardson group because it shows they would have a majority in a combined Labor Right. Of course, in the new world they’re attempting to construct, majorities would be cast aside in favour of a consensus model that would achieve peace and hippy love.

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50 comments for “NOAH’S ARK: Labor Unity secretary delivers vote triumph”

  1. This is a skewed result. Two votes from the Health Union rightfully belong in the other pile. Hence, the real result is 24 votes and only 21 for the ShortCons.

    Posted by You are full of it andrew | June 15, 2009, 18:10

  2. Once again a superb result for Fiona Richardson, the able Darebin LU organiser who singlehandedly won control for moderates of the Darebin Council and repeated her organising skills at State Conference for the National Conference.

    Well done Fiona.

    Posted by Anonymous | June 15, 2009, 18:13

  3. Dick, can Fi’s influence & control on Darebin council be undue influence???

    Posted by Anonymous | June 15, 2009, 18:30

  4. 86 delegates actually

    Posted by Anonymous | June 15, 2009, 18:34

  5. Let me guess who did the tiketing for the Feenyites? Only Conerad could turn a 25-20 win into a 22-23 loss! What an incompetent clown.

    Posted by Conerad goes from bad to worse | June 15, 2009, 18:41

  6. David Feeney is a FPLP delegate, so it’s actually even. Smart man to get elected from a different delegation.

    Posted by you are forgetting... | June 15, 2009, 18:55

  7. Shorten isn’t marketable to the real Australia – end of story.

    Posted by costellologist | June 15, 2009, 18:58

  8. Tsk tsk tsk. At a time of global insecurity, we are navel gazing about this shit.

    How is the world going to deal with North Korea and Iran? What is Australia going to do to contribue to the Nuclear Power debate?

    Our party is run by f-wits and those with relevance deprivation syndrome.

    Posted by Pesky anon | June 15, 2009, 19:06

  9. 18.10 “Two votes belong in the other pile” You are a wanker you need to deal with the facts not a would have been could have been scenario – The fact is you lost!

    Posted by Anonymous | June 15, 2009, 19:51

  10. Canrod Franch should be sacked for his incompetence, the only job he should have that is related to the HSU should be scrubbing toilets in hospitals.

    Posted by Anonymous | June 15, 2009, 19:54

  11. Only you drooling idiots at VEXNEWS would regard the ShortCons split from a united 53% right faction into a new 25% “rat” faction as a triumph.

    Posted by Anonymous | June 15, 2009, 20:07

  12. Well done Noah!

    Posted by Waiting in the Wings | June 15, 2009, 20:17

  13. Oh dear the Shortcons aren’t counting on the HSU votes to be permanent one would hope?

    Fegan only has slightly more support among HSU members as the special people she paraded around Conference. What fraction of 16000 does 50-100 constitute?

    Do the Shortcons think it’s an election winning percentage?

    Or are they being bullshitted?

    She may bleat that Jackson forces stacked special general meetings, that significant majority support for the incumbent is yet another conspiracy, and that she has the numbers and the crew (LOL). Desperate rants. Effortlessly rebutted by reality.

    What might be going in the Shortcons’ collective heads at the moment, and what would be going on in Fegan’s head, is a source of absolute fascination.

    Don’t be counting HSU votes for the Shortcons.

    Posted by Dog Eat Dog | June 15, 2009, 22:06

  14. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE PAY ME MORE ATTENTION? DADDY DIDNT LOVE ME.

    Posted by Moo Cow | June 15, 2009, 22:08

  15. [deleted]

    Posted by Anonymous | June 15, 2009, 22:29

  16. Shorten will end up just like Costello ‘a man who will never be PM’.

    Posted by anon | June 15, 2009, 22:55

  17. Great job Noah. Hard work gets results.

    Posted by Anonymous | June 15, 2009, 22:56

  18. How long will Brendan O’Connors Staffer remain employed when the truth about his blog somes out. Either the minister is covering for his staffer mate or he has been misled. either way I think someone wll be looking for a job soon

    Posted by The Surfer | June 16, 2009, 1:01

  19. It seems like a long cold shower is needed to remind these posters that its far too easy to let government slip back to the tories. Gut ALP state head office – rebuild with new faces and talent; none with histories in branch stacks OR writing to these blogs!

    Posted by "Rembering the last election defeat" | June 16, 2009, 2:16

  20. 2 shortcons will change if the ambition faction deliver a deal

    Posted by Anonymous | June 16, 2009, 9:33

  21. To Anonymous | June 15, 2009, 18:30…….Dick Wynne doesn’t know what undue pressure is, or for that matter what a conflict of interest is. That’s why he is such a pathetic, useless and cowardly Minister for Local Government who may just well have handed the Libs enough fodder to use during the leadup to the next election to cost labor the election. Do the ALP a favour DICK and resign now…….. !

    Posted by Anon | June 16, 2009, 9:36

  22. Congratulations Noah – you’re a star!

    Posted by Anon | June 16, 2009, 10:07

  23. Feeney was gifted the Federal Parliamentary party position by Marles and Shorten to make him feel better, claiming that as a win shows just how buggered they are.

    Posted by relying on handouts | June 16, 2009, 10:51

  24. Lambros for Brunswick

    Posted by Carlo Carli MP | June 16, 2009, 13:24

  25. Feeney was gifted a Senate spot by Rudd, he was never expected to get in… tsk tsk tsk one should take more care of number 3 positions in the future.

    Posted by WTF | June 16, 2009, 14:04

  26. I wonder how the marriage between Fegan’s HSU Forces and the Shotcons is going. It will hard to reign her in. Fegan has stated for years she didn’t like Shorten but feelings can change. I bet the marriage ends in a messy divorce down the track!

    Posted by Newly Weds | June 16, 2009, 14:31

  27. Thats’ why it’s god to be a fence sitter, and be nice to everyone like me. I have sucked up enough bums on both sides that no matter who has the majority that everyone likes me. And of course, when the time is right for my bestest mate KRUDD to evalutate the front bench, everyone will support my promotion.

    Posted by Anthony Byrne | June 16, 2009, 15:25

  28. Pauline Fegan HSU President for Higgins. She believes in all that costello stands for. She has used workchoices to sack staff. And she is doing to unionism what Howard couldn’t. Just have to get her to quit the labor party which she just joined last week.

    Posted by workchoices!!!!! | June 16, 2009, 15:27

  29. Get back to work Conerad – or whatever it is we are paying you for to screw up.

    Posted by KJ | June 16, 2009, 16:03

  30. Are Mr and Mrs Jacka supporters ofthe Left or Right or are they just to stupid to know

    Posted by The brainstrusts | June 16, 2009, 17:26

  31. Ha Ha Conroy cant control Fegan

    Posted by SDA rule | June 16, 2009, 17:28

  32. http://www.smh.com.au/national/card-rort-findings-sent-to-regulator-20090615-cast.html

    Posted by Jeffs mate | June 16, 2009, 18:44

  33. canrod shouldn’t be paid for anything unless it is scrubbing toilets

    Posted by Anonymous | June 16, 2009, 23:49

  34. How’s planning for the Committal Hearing going George?

    Posted by Conrod | June 17, 2009, 19:27

  35. Jeff Jackson and Craig Thomson mates! You have got to be joking!

    Posted by Anonymous | June 17, 2009, 21:32

  36. Get effed canrad you pathetic twerp, you are a class a moron. George wins elections. What have you done for the ALP…apart from up. You have always and will continue to be a loser. If you fall of the poltical gravy train what will you do for work you are an unqualified waste of space.

    Posted by Former ALP staffer | June 17, 2009, 21:34

  37. Dear The brainstrusts, Brainstrust actually refers to a collective of brains, so there is no need to pluralise it into brainstrusts you uneducated tool.

    You are Pauline, are you not? Plonking away on your keyboard, scared witless. You have your BCOM conned for a moment longer, but you don’t know where to go next little girl lost.

    You’re getting boring you illiterate fat fuck, go bake a cake.

    Posted by Junkie Brother | June 17, 2009, 21:39

  38. Get effed 19:17 you pathetic twerp, you are a class a moron. George wins elections. What have you done for the ALP…apart from eff stuff up. You have always and will continue to be a loser. If you fall of the poltical gravy train what will you do for work you are an unqualified waste of space.

    Posted by Former ALP staffer | June 17, 2009, 21:39

  39. where off to see the wizard do you think he will give us a job.

    Posted by the brainstrusts Jackas | June 17, 2009, 22:33

  40. Poor former ALP staffer. Sounds like somebody was unsatisfied with their job for one reason or another…or was fired…

    Posted by Dark Horse | June 17, 2009, 22:36

  41. I rang the HSU today and the phone rang out. This is the service members have been getting. This is not the first time last time some idiot gave me the wrong information .I will be supporting the new HSU.

    Posted by RCH Member | June 17, 2009, 22:38

  42. Thats nothing I have sent 3 emails to complain about the pathetic result with our EBA and the keep saying Kathy will get back to me. What a joke

    Posted by Number 3 HSU member | June 17, 2009, 22:41

  43. How many bosses does the HSU employ, none because they were all sacked. The New HSU will never let the bosses run our union.

    Posted by Go New HSU | June 17, 2009, 22:45

  44. Why bother?

    Its a union, ir provides you with nothing anyway. Just a false sense of hope, with no actual results delivered. Hmmmm very poor indeed.

    Posted by Dark Horse | June 17, 2009, 22:46

  45. I got sick of working with morons, hacks and no hopers

    Posted by Former ALP staffer | June 17, 2009, 23:04

  46. is that you Mark

    Posted by Anonymous | June 18, 2009, 3:08

  47. Madam President, can you reveal who the New HSU are? I would like to support them but it just seems like a slogan at the moment!

    Posted by Who are the New HSU? | June 18, 2009, 9:03

  48. Pauline (aka Dark Horse, RCH Member, Number 3 Member, Go New HSU, Dark Horse), sounds like the excitement of ALP Conference has faded quickly. Don’t forget to take your meds, and consider weaving baskets. It’s more therapeutic than incoherently commenting here. Loser.

    Posted by Junkie Brother | June 18, 2009, 9:24

  49. In a behind the scenes doggy deal made by Shorten, the left have secured pre-selection in electorates where the left do not hold the numbers.

    Bill shorten is the greatest threat to democracy in the Australian Labor Party.

    If Labor loses the next state election as predicted then Shorten will be one of the main reasons for labors defeat.

    Posted by Bills Conquest | June 18, 2009, 10:08

  50. my my my junkie brother we are a bit touchy.

    I am not any of those names however i do support Pauline and the time is very close where you and the very small group that now support Jackson will have to deal with the fallout of all the lies.

    Posted by an old friend | June 18, 2009, 11:46

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