Wikileaks Party now open for membership

[Magda Hassan]

https://www.wikileaksparty.org.au/forms/membership.html

About the WikiLeaks Party

The WikiLeaks Party stands for unswerving commitment to the core principles of civic courage nourished by understanding and truthfulness and the free flow of information.
It is a party that will practise in politics what WikiLeaks has done in the field of information by standing up to the powerful and shining a light on injustice and corruption.
The Constitution of the WikiLeaks Party lists its objectives which include the protection of human rights and freedoms; transparency of governmental and corporate action, policy and information; recognition of the need for equality between generations; and support of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander self-determination.
The WikiLeaks Party National Council members include:

• Founder and Editor-in-Chief of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange;
  
• John Shipton;
  
• Daniel Mathews, mathematician;
  
• Niraj Lal, scientist at the Australian National University;
  
• Kellie Tranter, lawyer and human rights activist
  
• Cassie Findlay, digital archivist;
  
• Samantha Castro, WikiLeaks Australian Citizens Alliance co-convener;
  
• Kaz Cochrane, WikiLeaks Australian Citizens Alliance co-convener;
  
• Luke Pearson, indigenous education consultant and activist;
  
• Gail Malone, peace activist;
  
• Omar Todd, filmmaker, cyber security and social media consultant with the Sea Shepherd anti-whaling group.
  

The WikiLeaks Party was incorporated as a political party in Australia in 2013.

CONSTITUTION
OF
THE WIKILEAKS PARTY LTD
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Definitions
2. Interpretation
3. Adopting this Constitution
4. Legal Capacity
5. Amending the Constitution
6. Financial Structure of the Party
7. Name & Objectives of the Party
8. Powers of the Party
9. National Council-Directors-Office Bearers
10. National Council Election Procedures
11. Directors Removal, Retirement and Vacancies
12. National Council Role, Power and Entitlements
13. Declaring Conflicts of Interest
14. Sub-Committee
15. Chief Executive Officer
16. Treasurer
17. Party Secretary
18. Meetings of National Council
19. First Annual General Meeting
20. Annual General Meetings
21. General Meeting of Members
22. Proxies
23. Minutes
24. Members
25. Voting Rights of Members
26. New Membership
27. Membership fees
28. Admission and rejection of new Members
29. When Membership Ends
30. Appeal against rejection or termination of Membership
31. General Meeting to decide Appeal
32. Register of Members
33. Selection of Parliamentary Candidates for Federal, State, Territory and Local
Government Elections
34. Elected Members of Parliament
35. Policy Formulation
36. Party Seal
37. Accounting and Other Records
38. Auditor
39. Funds and Accounts
Adoption of Constitution

It is now official. WikiLeaks announced on Twitter on Saturday that Julian Assange's new Australian political party is open for membership.
Digital Journal reported back in January 2013 that Assange is planning to run for the Australian Senate in September this year and that he was founding the new WikiLeaks party. However, in order to officially register with the Australian Electoral Commission, the WikiLeaks Party must enlist 500 members. At present the party has an initial 10-member national council, which consists of supporters and close associates of both Assange and WikiLeaks. The Twitter post reads, "Australian WikiLeaks Party now open for membership. Please test and comment ahead of our launch next week! https://www.wikileaksparty.org.au/forms/membership.html … #wlparty", and calls on Australians to join the WikiLeaks party via its newly-created website. The website is still being tested, but an online membership form is available for potential members and the membership fee is $20. While the website is still under construction to a certain extent, it is possible to view the constitution of the WikiLeaks Party online. Part of this constitution makes a priority of "the protection of human rights and freedoms; transparency of governmental and corporate action, policy and information; recognition of the need for equality between generations; and support of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander self-determination". WikiLeaks founder, Assange remains holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, despite the fact that Ecuador has granted him political asylum in that country. The UK government will not grant him safe passage and insists that it must detain him should he step out of the embassy. He is wanted for questioning on alleged sexual assault charges in Sweden and it is feared that should he travel to Sweden, he would then be sent on to the US to answer espionage charges for the release of sensitive material by WikiLeaks, which has both angered and embarrassed the US government. Assange does not rule out the possibility that should he win the election and not be able to return to Australia, a WikiLeaks Party nominee would then have to fill his seat in the Senate. The video above features a speech by Mary Kostakidis, Australia's first national prime time news anchorwoman, giving a testimonial to the WikiLeaks party.

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[Adele Edisen]

A very courageous action on the part of Julian Assange and others. It will be interesting to see further developments in corporate and govenrment transperancy, and in human rights.

Thanks, Magda.

Adele

[Coby Brendon]

Taking a new action in Julian Assange can be more courageous. In this matter, people expect a further development in politics as well as human rights. I hope it will continually go beyond.