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A crucial element of this, obviously, is to help such thought be translated into practice, particularly by government."

The Society consists of Socialists. It therefore aims at the establishment of a society in

which equality of opportunity will be assured, and the economic power and privileges of

individuals and classes abolished through the collective owne...rship and democraticcontrol of the economic resources of the community. It seeks to secure these ends by themethods of political democracy.

The Society, believing in equal citizenship in the fullest sense, is open to persons

irrespective of sex, race or creed, who commit themselves to its aim and purposes andundertake to promote its work. The Society shall be affiliated to the Labour Party. Its

activities shall be the furtherance of socialism and the education of the public on socialistlines by the holding of meetings, lectures, discussion groups, conferences and summer

schools, the promotion of research into political, economic and social problems, nationaland international, the publication of books, pamphlets and periodicals, and by any other

appropriate method.

For example - the Internet! How appropriate they have fought so hard for the NBN

This is from the Australian Fabians website

There is a interesting article by a Senator Robert Roy on "ARE FACTIONS KILLINGTHE LABOR PARTY? " This address was to the Fabian society Sydney, however it

reads as if he were addressing the Labo...r Party itself?http://www.fabian.org.au/91.asp

The Who¶s Who of Fabian society members

*Gough Whitlam,*Bob Hawke,

*Paul Keating,*John Cain,

*Jim Cairns,*Don Dunstan

*Neville Wran,*Frank Crean

*Anthony Albanese MP, Shadow Minister for Environment &Heritage, Shadow Minister for Water

* David Bassanese, Journalist, Australian Financial Review* Caroline Bayliss, Acting Executive Director, Global

Sustainability, RMIT University* Eric Beecher, CEO, Private Media Partners

* Julian Burnside QC* The Hon Kim Carr, Shadow Minister for Housing; Urban

Development; Local Government* Tricia Caswell, CEO, Victorian Association of Forest Industries



* Barry Cohen, former Federal Minister for Arts, Heritage andEnvironment

* Greg Combet, Secretary, ACTU* Simon Crean MP, Shadow Minister for Regional Development

* Professor Glyn Davis, Vice-Chancellor, The University of

Melbourne* Julian Disney, Professor and Director of Social Justice Project,Department of Law, University of NSW

* Stephen Duckett, Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, La TrobeUniversity

* Senator John Faulkner, former Labor Senate Leader * Professor John Freebairn, Director of the Melbourne Institute

of Applied Economic and Social Research at the University of Melbourne

* Dr Joshua Funder, GBS Venture Partners Limited* Dennis Glover, Associate Fellow, School of Social Sciences, La

Trobe University* Mike Georgeff, Australia s leading expert on artificial

intelligence and successful Silicon Valley entrepreneur * Nicholas Gruen, CEO, Lateral Economics

* Julie Hansen, former President of the VLGA* Tony Harris, former Auditor of NSW

* Ryan Heath, speechwriter and events coordinater for Britain'smost senior public servant, Gus O'Donnell, the Cabinet

Secretary* Ashley Hogan, Historian, Senator John Faulkner¶s Office

* Brian Howe, Professorial Associate, Centre for Public Policy,The University of Melbourne

* Jim Jupp, Centre for Immigration and Multicultural Studies,Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National

University* Bill Kelty, Former ACTU Secretary and Reserve Bank board

member * John Langmore, Professorial Fellow, Political Science

Department, The University of Melbourne* Jenny Lewis, Senior Research Fellow, Political Science, The

University of Melbourne* Ian Lowe AO, President, Australian Conservation Foundation

* Jenny Macklin MP, Deputy Leader of the Opposition* Robert Manne, Professor of Politics, La Trobe University

* Ian Marsh, Professor of Public Management, Australia & NewZealand School of Government, University of Sydney

* Dr Race Mathews, National Chairman, Australian Fabian Society* Stephen Mayne, Business Editor, Crikey

* John McInerney, Councillor, Sydney City Council

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