The new committee met last night, at a pleasant little Japanese restaurant on Lygon Street.

Amongst the revels, the various committee positions were divided up.
They are (in no particular order):

President - Josh Cusack
Treasurer / Fundraising - Jacky Bailey
Activities Officer - Georgia Poletti
Secretary / Membership - Caitlyn O'Dowd
Campaigns Officer - Adam Wieladek
Publications Officer - Alex White
Women's Officer - Jessie Giles

The new committee is in a unique position to lead the club at the time when Melbourne University is undergoing one of its most significant changes in over a decade. The creation of a new student union, the ongoing Education Campaign, and the upcoming Federal Election will all be central concerns for the new committee.

If any ALP Club member wants to contact any of the committee, just email the club's email address, and the committee member will get back to you.

We plan on having a general meeting not too far into the future (after exams), and there will likely be a bevy of events to start out Second Semester.

After the sterling success of the Young Labor Tour of Parliament, you can enjoy yet another ALP Club News Update!

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ALP Club AGM
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The ALP Club Annual General Meeting will be held this Friday, at 1PM.

The AGM will debate and decide much needed constitutional ammendments, and will elect a new Committee. All members are welcome and encouraged to attend and take part of the debate.

For details, contact Paul Erickson (outgoing President, p.erickson@ugrad.unimelb.edu.au) or Susie Munro (outgoing Secretary, stardrifter@joinme.com).

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More Bullsheet
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By Friday, members should have received a copy of the Bullsheet Issue 5 in the post. If you don't get one in the next few days, then please email me (aw@vurt.net) and I'll send one out to you.

The Bullsheet Issue 6 is being compliled this weekend. If you want to contribute something for this issue, the deadline is Saturday night. You can send in anything, from articles to opinion pieces to movie or book reviews. If you don't make the Issue 6 deadline, the deadline for Issue 7 is the 12th of June.

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National Union of Students: Education Conference
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The NUS Education Conference starts around the 28th of June and goes until about the 2nd of July.

The Education Conference is where activists from all political persuasions come together to discuss and debate the issues of the day, mainly revolving around education issues, but also things like refugees, the environment, the Iraq War, Land Rights and more. This year it is taking place in Sydney.

We encourage all ALP Club members to attend; a bunch of us plan making the journey. If you are interested in attending, then contact Ben Barnett (0409 324 267).

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Tour of Parliament
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Just a short note to let you know that Young Labor is hosting a Tour of Parliament.

Details are as follows:

Tuesday 25th May
5:00 for a 5:15pm start
Meet on the steps of Parliament House
Spring St, Melbourne

For further details, give Ben Barnett a call (0409 324 267).

Welcome to another somewhat belated edition of the ALP Club Update! First off, I would like to congratulate everyone from the Club on the great result in last week's Constitutional Working Group election. The ALP Club put in a great effort, with the results being fantastic for the Club and for the Left generally, particularly by Melbourne Uni Standards.

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A New Student Union!
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As noted above, three members of the ALP Club have been elected to the Working Group which will consult with students and the Uni over the next 6 months, and design a new Student Union Constitution for Melbourne Uni. They are:

Emily Andersen
Jacky Bailey
Paul Erickson

The Club is now well positioned to take the lead in the process, which will provide every student on campus and every member of the ALP Club with an opportunity to have their say on how our student Union should function.

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Labor Senator for Victoria Gavin Marshall at Melbourne Uni next week!
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The Melbourne Uni Peace Group is holding a two day forum on the future of Iraq and its conditions under the occupation next week, with speakers from the Greens, the ALP and other groups visiting the campus on Monday and Tuesday .

Victorian Labor Senator Gavin Marshall, who has been a guest speaker for the ALP Club during 2002 and 2003, will be speaking next Tuesday on the ALP's position on Iraq and Mark Latham's pledge to bring our troops home by Christmas. This event is being supported by the ALP Club, and I would encourage club members to get along and hear about Labor's position from Sen. Marshall.

Monday the 17th, Greens Senator Kerry Nettle
1pm, in the South Theatre of the Architecture Building

Tuesday the 18th, ALP Victorian Senator Gavin Marshall 1pm
Tuesday, same building (Architecture) James Crow Theatre, 1st floor.

For more information, call Sharne from the MU Peace Group on 0414 976 573, or call Paul on 0421 104 843.

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2004 ALP Club AGM
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The ALP Club's 2004 Annual General Meeting is coming up, so stay tuned for details. The date will be settled soon, and at the Annual General Meeting we will be elected a new Committee to run the club during 2004/2005. If you are interested in being an Office Bearer in the Club (ie President, Secretary, Treasurer, Women's Officer, Campaign's Officer etc) then keep an eye out for details on when the AGM will be and how to nominate.

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Meeting Next Week
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There will be an ALP Club General Meeting next week at some stage to debrief from the elections, finalise our plans for the rest of the semester and beginning of Semester 2, and open nominations for the AGM. A mailout will be done later this week to let everyone know of the details.

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Fundraiser for Susan Davies tomorrow night!
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Susan Davies, the Labor candidate for the seat of Latrobe in the upcoming Federal election, is having a fundraising event this coming Wednesday 12 May. The event will feature ACTU President Sharan Burrow and State Attorney-General Rob Hulls. The function is upstairs at the Imperial Hotel (opposite state parliament) and will run from 6.00-8.30. Cost is $15 for concessions and drinks at bar prices.

A few of the members of the ALP Club will be going along, so if you're interested give Josh a call 0415 292 599.

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Election Results Announced
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The results of the election that ended on Monday 3 May have been announced.

Check here for the official website.

Election of Members to the Student Representation Working Group

Undergrads
BAILEY, Jacqueline (ALP Club)
BARENDSE, Julian (Young Liberal)
BARRIGOS, Rebecca (Socialist Alternative)
COLEMAN, Louise (Students for Change)
DONEGAN, Paul (Students for Change)
ERICKSON, Paul (ALP Club)
JERMYN, Christopher (Young Liberal)
KLOESTER, Ben
LEE, Huay Mei (International Association)
LEE, John
LEE, Peng Han
LIN,Ginny
RANKIN, James (Labor [Unity] Club)
RAPKE, Jason (AUJS, Australian Union of Jewish Students)
SILVERSTEIN, Ben (Students for Change)

Postgrads
Emily Andersen (ALP Club)
Danielle Thornton (Socialist Alternative)
Lachlan Williams (UMPA Prez, Independent)

Election to the MU Student Union Board of Directors

DONEGAN, Paul (Students for Change)
D'SOUZA, Rohan (Young Liberals)
WILLIAMS, Lachlan (UMPA Prez, Postgrad Rep)

(Updated 7th May)

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Special Speaker: Dr David Wright Neville
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Monday May 17 at 6.30pm

--- analyst, lecturer and media consultant ---

David will be addressing the issue of the month:

‘Australia and the War on Terror’

at

La Notte Café - 140 Lygon St, Carlton


Until March 2002, Dr David Wright Neville was the Senior Terrorism Analyst with the Office of National Assessments (ONA), the body which sifts through all of Australia’s intelligence data and provides advice directly to the Prime Minister. Dr David Wright Neville rejoined Monash University’s School of Political and Social Inquiry in 2002. He is also a media consultant for 3AW and the ABC.

ALL WELCOME!!!

Enquiries – Sean Carroll, Carlton Branch Secretary – 0410 542 138

or

Alex White - 0403 694 397

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Chifley Lecture: Carmen Lawrence
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The Melbourne University ALP Club held the first Chifley Lecture in a decade, commemorating fifty years of the event. Carmen Lawrence, Federal ALP President addressed a crowd over around 100 people, including students, staff and the general public on the topic of "Education: A Public or Private Benefit?" Senior Vice-President Barry Jones introduced Carmen and the Chifley Lecture, and the motion of thanks was moved by Dr Race Matthews, the Secretary of the Australian Fabian Society. Paul Erickson, ALP Club president chaired the meeting. Also present was the Chancellor of the University of Melbourne, Ms Fay Surtees Marles

The lecture was very well received by all present. Following the address, Carmen took questions from club members and others, after which the meeting was adjourned to Lambs on Lygon, a rather seedy kebab restaurant recommended by the esteemed Dr Matthews, where informal discussion took place with Carmen and others.

The evening was enjoyed by all. The hope was expressed that last night would see the reinvigouration of free and critical thought at Melbourne Uni, and that the Chifley Lectures would continue well into the future.

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Tour of Parliament
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The ALP Club Tour of Parliament has been unfortunately post-poned until second semester due to the inconvenient release of the State Budget.

While we mourne the fact that we will have to wait for another few months to get the Parliament House tour, we can also celebrate the budget that has kept us away.

The Bracks Government Budget has for the first time acted on the gross student poverty crisis that is gripping Victoria (and Australia) by increasing the tertiary student transport concession by $79. This means that instead of paying $87 for a tertiary transport card, tertiary students as of July 1st will only have to pay $8 to get concession transport. Over 39,000 tertiary students will benefit from this improvement.