Overview

• The federal executive will meet on June 17 to decide whether to extend or end its takeover of the NSW division after it assumed control in September following the branch’s failure to lodge 140 candidate nominations.
• The existing administrative committee’s term ends on June 30, clearing the way for a proposed five- to seven-member committee with an independent chair.
• A proposal led by Sussan Ley and Mark Speakman seeks to populate the new body with representatives from the moderates, centre-right and right factions, alongside an elder statesperson and three state executive vice-presidents.
• Internal backlash over Alan Stockdale’s June 3 comments on assertive women triggered calls to remove the current administrative committee composed of Stockdale, Richard Alston and Peta Seaton.
• The federal executive is also expected to approve two separate reviews—a conventional post-election inquiry and a broader performance probe—which will require 75% support from its 22-member body.