• You can read the day one conference wrap here.
• You can read the day two conference wrap here.
• You can watch all the speeches on our YouTube channel here.
• You can read the asylum seeker coverage from conference here.
• You can read all the 47th conference stories here.

Chapter 12: ALP Constitution and rules debate – Sunday, July 26, 6.09pm

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Member for Griffith Terri Butler

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• Ensure that application and renewal forms ask prospective and existing ALP members whether they are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander; and
• Maintain a contact list of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members that can be provided their Indigenous Labor Network.

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Chapter 6: New opportunities for an ageing Australia – Sunday, July 26, 3.36pm

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• The propensity of older Australians from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds experiencing dementia to revert to their first language;
• The need for older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to maintain contact with their culture and country; and
• Discrimination against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex senior Australians. Accordingly, Labor has amended the Sex Discrimination Act to cover sexual orientation, gender identity and intersex status, removed exemptions to this law in aged care facilities and implemented strategies that recognise the special needs of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex senior Australians in aged care facilities. Labor will continue to respond to the needs of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex senior Australians.
• To help promote a genuinely inclusive aged care environment, Labor will work with the aged care sector to assist in eliminating any discrimination  against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees.

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Chapter 5: Decent jobs with fair pay and conditions – Sunday, July 26, 1.17pm

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Chapter 11: Australia’s place in a changing world – Sunday, July 26, 11.44am

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• a Palestinian State on 1967 borders with agreed land swaps;
• a timeframe to end Israeli occupation;
• agreement on a solution to the Palestinian refugee issues and
• resolution of the issue of Jerusalem’s final status

• Did not block enhanced Palestinian status in the General Assembly;
• Restated the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, is occupied territory;
• Opposed Israeli settlements on occupied Palestinian land, recognising that a just, peaceful and enduring resolution will involve a territorial settlement based on 1967 borders with agreed land swaps;
• Held that the settlements were contrary to international law.

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• Strongly supports the right of the Saharawi people to self-determination;
• Expresses concerns about reports of human rights abuses in Western Sahara, including by Human Rights Watch and Resolution 282 moved this year by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights;
• Calls on all parties to work with the international community to develop and implement independent and credible measures to ensure full respect for human rights, bearing in mind their relevant obligations under international law;
• Urges the UN to use its mission in Western Sahara to monitor and uphold human rights, and ensure that any use of the natural resources of Western Sahara is in accordance with the wishes of the Saharawi people and for their benefit;
• Calls on the UN to proceed without further delay with the organisation of the long overdue referendum of self-determination; and
• Urges the Australian Government to extend all due assistance to the UN in its efforts to organise a free and fair referendum in Western Sahara, and to maintain an appropriate dialogue with the Polisario Front, UN-acknowledged representatives of the people of Western Sahara.

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• Strongly and clearly state our opposition to the death penalty, whenever and wherever it arises;
• Join forces with other nations to push for universal adoption of a global moratorium on the death penalty;
• Develop Australian government policy aimed at assisting all nations end the death penalty; and
• Use Australia’s aid programs to support civil society organisations campaigning for abolition in countries which retain the death penalty.

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Chapter 9: A fair go for all – Saturday, July 25, 5.43pm

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• Investigating and implementing strategies to improve women’s retirement incomes, including superannuation;

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Chapter 4: Tackling climate change and our environmental challenges – Saturday, July 25, 3.12pm

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• The age of Australia’s existing generators;
• The rise in domestic gas prices;
• The growth in distributed energy, especially rooftop solar;
• Climate change and the need to progressively reduce the electricity sector’s carbon emissions; and
• Advances in renewable energy, storage and smart metering technology.

• Is consistent with economy wide emissions reduction targets;
• Minimises any cost impact on business and household consumers;
• Covers options for delivering on Labor’s goal of 50% of Australia’s electricity being generated from all renewable sources– small and large scale- by 2030;
• Is based on a consultative and consensus approach to any increase in large renewable energy capacity that ensures investment confidence, and certainty for workers in existing generators;
• Deals with the impact of the growth in renewable energy on existing generators and networks;
• Recognises corporate announcements concerning managing the ageing of existing plant and timelines for plant closures;
• Establishes an agency to oversee redeployment, retraining and income support where necessary for affected workers;
• Capitalises on the significant new jobs opportunities across the entire renewable energy supply chain from growth in the renewable energy industry;
• Develops structural adjustment strategies and investment for communities impacted by change in the sector, and
• Results in a managed, predictable long-term process of modernisation for the electricity sector.

 

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• Put climate change at the heart of our commitment to deliver jobs, innovation and investment to build a prosperous, safe and fair Australia.
• Introduce an Emissions Trading Scheme which imposes a legal limit on carbon pollution that lets business work out the cheapest and most effective way to operate within that cap. Labor’s cap on carbon pollution will be based on robust independent advice and reduce over time in accordance with Australia’s international commitments;
• Develop a comprehensive plan to progressively decarbonise Australia’s energy sector, particularly in electricity generation. A commitment to reinvigorate and grow Australia’s renewable energy industry, encourage energy efficiency and invest in low carbon energy solutions, is essential to that plan;
• Work to undo the damage that the Coalition Government has done to the renewable energy sector, and be ambitious in growing the renewable energy sector beyond 2020;
• Restore integrity, independence and capacity to the environment and climate change portfolios and relevant science agencies; and
• Work with the land sector and other stakeholders to store millions of tonnes of carbon in the land through better land and waste management.
• Adopt post 2020 pollution reduction targets, consistent with doing Australia’s fair share in limiting global warming to 2 degrees Celsius. Labor will base these targets on the latest advice of bodies such as the independent Climate Change Authority.

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• Put climate change at the heart of our commitment to deliver jobs, innovation and investment to build a prosperous, safe and fair Australia.
• Introduce an Emissions Trading Scheme which imposes a legal limit on carbon pollution that lets business work out the cheapest and most effective way to operate within that cap. Labor’s cap on carbon pollution will be based on robust independent advice and reduce over time in accordance with Australia’s international commitments;
• Develop a comprehensive plan to progressively decarbonise Australia’s energy sector, particularly in electricity generation. A commitment to reinvigorate and grow Australia’s renewable energy industry, encourage energy efficiency and invest in low carbon energy solutions, is essential to that plan;
• Work to undo the damage that the Coalition Government has done to the renewable energy sector, and be ambitious in growing the renewable energy sector beyond 2020 by adopting policies to deliver at least 50% of our electricity generation from renewable sources by 2030
• Restore integrity, independence and capacity to the environment and climate change portfolios and relevant science agencies; and
• Work with the land sector and other stakeholders to store millions of tonnes of carbon in the land through better land and waste management.

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Chapter 3: Building Australia’s future – Saturday, July 25, 1.36pm

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Chapter 7: A world-class education for all Australians – Saturday, July 25, 10.45am

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Chapter 10: Strong democracy and effective government – Friday, July 24, 4pm

Chapter 8: A health system for all – Friday, July 24, 2.15pm

Friday, July 24, 2pm – A tribute to former prime minister Gough Whitlam

Friday, July 24, 10:50am – Chapter 2: A strong economy for all Australians

Friday, July 24, 9:30am – Chapter 1: Labor’s enduring values

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