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  • We’re thinking of changing to the Science Party: Here’s why

    Posted by · January 13, 2016 9:16 PM

    The Future Party will hold a vote at its upcoming Special General Meeting to change the party name to “Science Party”.

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  • Special General Meeting - name change

    Posted by · January 13, 2016 8:33 PM

    The Future Party will hold a Special General Meeting on 28th January to vote on changing the party name to Science Party, by changing relevant aspects of the constitution.

    Time:
    6:30 PM - 8:00 PM AEST
    Thursday, 28th January 2016

    Venue:
    Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts
    280 Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW

    If you would like to attend, please RSVP by email to [email protected] or on Facebook. If you'd like to attend electronically please email us no later than Thursday, 21st January 2016.

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  • James Jansson at the North Sydney By-Election candidates forum

    Posted by · December 04, 2015 2:52 PM

  • Reply to NSW councils

    Posted by · November 24, 2015 1:33 PM

    I received an email from the "Save Our Councils Coalition Committee" about council amalgamation. Below is my reply to their questions. 

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  • Should the Future Party Support Voluntary Euthanasia?

    Posted by · November 09, 2015 9:20 PM

    OPINION

    I think that it is time that the Future Party revisit the issue of euthanasia. The Future Party's current position on euthanasia is not fully in support of implementation. At the moment, we support the decriminalisation of texts talking about euthanasia and techniques that can be used to accelerate death such as those of Phillip Nitschke.

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  • North Sydney By-Election: We Need Your Help

    Posted by · November 02, 2015 8:17 PM

    We’re running in the North Sydney by-election and we need your help. We’re handing out leaflets at stations in the North Sydney electorate from this week. We will be there between 7:30 - 9:30 in the morning.

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  • 6 Ghosts of the Liberal Government

    Posted by · October 30, 2015 1:40 PM

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    We may have a new prime minister, but the government is still the same and the old cobwebs are still there.

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  • Liberal's space plan contains no funding for space- ours does

    Posted by · October 26, 2015 8:18 PM

    Malcolm Turnbull has announced a review of the regulations governing space activity to stimulate the space industry. The problem is, it contains no funding for space research. We need funding for space to ensure that there is expertise retained in Australia. Without stable jobs, those in the space industries will continue to leave Australia for other countries.

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  • 8 reasons the government’s cashless welfare proposal is a really bad idea

    Posted by · October 25, 2015 1:09 PM

    The federal government is considering introducing a cashless welfare system, with a trial to be run in the South Australian town of Ceduna. Cashless welfare is inherently discriminatory and generally just a very bad idea. There are a number of models, but they can be broadly lumped into two categories: opt-in, and opt-out. Opt-in would mean that only authorised outlets would be able to process the payments, whereas an opt-out system would force companies that provide undesirable services (such as alcohol) to register as not being able to receive such transactions. Opt-out is a better option, but it still has many problems.

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  • Future Party Newsletter Oct 2015

    Posted by · October 22, 2015 10:22 AM

    There have been lots of exciting updates in the Future Party. In brief:

    • Future Party Re-registered
    • Amendment to the Party’s Constitution
    • New executive members
    • Membership fee
    • Meeting Thursday 22/10/2015 in Sydney: Winning Joe Hockey’s seat
    • AGM Thursday 26/11/2015
    • Want to help? Donate and volunteer now!

    Future Party Re-registered
    The AEC recently confirmed the Future Party as being eligible to run in the upcoming election. Thank you to all the members who joined and everyone who helped with the submission to the AEC. Now to take Australia into the future with the Future Party!

    Amendment to the Party’s Constitution
    The Future Party amended the Party’s constitution at the recent special general meeting in September.

    The main change to the constitution is the expansion of the Executive to 7 members (previously 4).Other changes included the removal of minor errors, improvements to clarity and amendments to make the administration of the party simpler, more democratic and reduce the risk of unintended consequences.

    The wording of the Special Resolution, which outlines the changes and includes the full text of the new constitution, can be found here.

    New executive members
    As a result of the new constitution, we have three new executive members:

    Andrea Leong
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    Andrea Leong is the Future Party’s Policy Officer. She has been managing reviewing and developing policy. Andrea is currently studying towards a PhD in Microbiology at the Brien Holden Vision Institute at UNSW.

    Andrea Finno
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    Andrea Finno is the Future Party’s Registered Officer and IT Officer. He was instrumental in revamping the Future Party’s website and getting the party re-registered.

    Wayne Eddy
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    Wayne Eddy is the Future Party’s Victoria Coordinator. He has worked hard to get the party started in Melbourne and we welcome our first interstate executive member. He set up the Local Government & Municipal Knowledge Base in 2008 to encourage and enable Local Councils to share information and would like to see similar initiatives at all levels of government.

    Membership fee

    The Future Party will be introducing an annual membership fee from the 28th of October. The Future Party doesn’t get electoral funding from the government and relies on the generosity of its members to keep us afloat. You will not pay the membership fee until your membership is up for renewal. The rates are:

    • $52/year (equivalent to $1/week) for people earning under $50,000/year
    • $104/year (equivalent to $2/week) for people earning over $50,000/year

    The Executive can also grant you free membership if you feel you cannot pay for the membership fee. Email [email protected] and briefly let us know your circumstance (e.g. “I’m currently a student”, “I’m currently unemployed” etc) and we will consider you for free membership.

    Meeting Thursday 22/10/2015 in Sydney: Winning Joe Hockey’s seat
    This Thursday the Future Party will be discussing the North Sydney by-election. Joe Hockey will be resigning from parliament. His seat will become vacant and there will be a by-election. The Future Party is intending to run in this election. Come along on Thursday night to discuss strategy and campaign ideas.

    6:30PM, Thursday 22nd October
    Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts
    280 Pitt Street, Sydney, Australia 2000

    RSVP via e-mail or via Facebook.

    AGM Thursday 26/11/2015 in Sydney
    We'll be sending out a formal invite soon, but keep this date in your diary free. 

    Thanks for your continued support and we hope to see you at some of the upcoming events.