Pirate Congress 2015/Nominations

Adding a Nomination
If you wish to nominate yourself for a position, please create your nomination using the template below. If you need assistance adding your nomination, send an email to secretary@pirateparty.org.au and we'll help you out.

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Catty McCat
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= Nominations =

President
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Simon Frew
Will edit a little and add a pic I am the current Deputy President and served as President in the 2013-14 term. I was President through our first federal election campaign and played a major role in the campaign, co-ordinating our candidates and election strategy. I regularly front the media and have spoken at numerous conferences and debates on behalf of the Party.|

I have been an activist for 19 years and have been a member of the Pirate Party since its foundation. Due to my experience and dedication to the movement, I feel that I am the best candidate to serve as leader through what is likely to be our second federal election and beyond.

If elected President I will work to increase participation by members, grow the Party and our profile. I will strive to sharpen our critique of the growing Police state and fight back against the bi-partisan assault on our civil liberties and human rights.|

I have contributed to countless press releases, spoken at a wide range of events, including the Sydney Film Festival, Whistleblowers Australia's AGM, Copyright is Theft debate at University of Technology Sydney and conducted numerous interviews on behalf of the Party. I have contributed to various legal reviews and internal policy debates which contribute to the intellectual substance of the Party.

I will continue to fight for civil liberties, governmental transparency and sensible Intellectual Property laws whether or not I am elected to the National Council. I am involved in politics for the long haul. I believe that if you aren't happy with the way things are, you must try to make it better. I can't imagine not being involved in the fight to make a better world and I believe the Pirate Party is the best organisation to do this because we are science based, principled, democratic and open to ideas and different views.| I support the Pirate Party platform and ideals and will do my best to uphold them into the future. I have been an activist for the last 19 years, so have participated in a wide range of movements and campaigns. I joined the Pirate Party in its very early days because it aligned with my beliefs and goals and joining was the best way I could contribute to politics in Australia. | }}
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Simon Frew
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Secretary
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Daniel Judge
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Fletcher Boyd
For the past year I have served as the Deputy Secretary of Pirate Party Australia. In that position I have assisted in handling member and media enquiries, a successful AEC audit and the implementation of standardised administrative processes alongside the general tasks required to keep the party running. My experience with party processes and systems alongside my IT background and knowledge gained as a board member of Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA) makes me an ideal candidate for the secretariat.| I'm running for Secretary/Deputy Secretary so that I can continue to assist with the smooth operation of the party and to further the movement as a whole. I believe that over the past year I have made a positive contribution to the party and wish to continue doing so as a member of the National Council.

The coming year is going to be a test for the party. We will be facing not only another election but also adjusting to the loss of Brendan Molloy within the executive. Regardless of whether I am elected this time around I will be assisting the party in any way I can to get us the best election result and the largest sustainable growth in members possible.| Since joining the party mid 2013 I have assisted the party in several roles. As the State Coordinator for Western Australia and primary candidate for the 2014 senate re-election I represented the party in the media and within other activist and advocacy groups both in WA and Australia wide. As Deputy Secretary and a member of the National Council I have worked towards a more efficient party. In the past year I have also joined the board of EFA with the goal of sharing the knowledge gained from my time in the movement with the larger digital rights community.

My goals for the coming year include: I have not been a member of another political party and I agree wholeheartedly with the party ideals and platform.| }}
 * Redoing our website to better present some of the information available on the wiki.
 * Restructuring the Councillor positions within the National Council to better assist other positions.
 * Providing increased assistance to state groups so that we can reach more Australians.
 * Preparing the party for the 2016 federal election.

Daniel Judge
Nomination

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Peter Fulton
Having being a member of the party since late 2009, I have witnessed the party grow from its early beginnings, maturing to its current state.

Although since the commencement of my membership I have not put myself up to be slotted into any major roles, I feel my own growth and maturity within the party has finally come to the point where I can put my hand up for something, on top of simply being a positive member to be added to the active membership tally that helps keep us registered.

When not doing Piratey things, I work full time in corporate IT Service Desk environments and have held such roles since 2008, often being involved with assisting my line management with administration and paperwork to further enhance work processes and clearing red tape. In parallel to my full time job, I provide IT assistance to my dad's small business.

After completing my HSC in 2003, I earned my Certificate 4 in IT in 2009, and have attained at least 1 specialised Microsoft certification, in progress to accomplish becoming a certified MCITP. I am also heavily involved my Karate club, GKR ("Go Kan Ryu"), which I have been a member of since I was 10, helping in one of my classes as an assistant instructor ("Sempai").|

Though I can be reluctant to do any public speaking, I otherwise excel behind the scenes, contributing myself as a self-oiling cog in the machine to help keep the ship afloat and sailing about.

I generally like to work my way up from the bottom to ensure that, once enough experience has been acquired and maintained, I can be capable of filling bigger shoes if circumstances require it.|


 * I have contributed to all fund raising campaigns to date.
 * I helped handing out party flyers to the public in Sydney CBD leading up to the 2013 Federal Election.
 * I help radiate our existence across Social Media platforms as a member of the Social Media team, as well as help educate the uninformed public of why we exist when we are questioned/ridiculed.
 * As a member of the International Relations Committee, I have established dialogue with some like-minded parties based in Asia Pacific countries (with confirmed contact so far with a group in India and at least 1 of the 3 Japan groups), a task that will lead up to our assistance, where possible, to get them "on their feet" and help form the APAC equivalent of PPEU and help strengthen further the global movement.
 * I own the domain name savetheinter.net which I have donated its use to serve the interest of the party and the net neutrality cause overall.|

Yes. Although as a kid I grew up following Labor and started voting for them when I came of age (2003, with 2007 being the first Federal Election I voted in) (FYI never joined ALP), some moves they pulled in the last 10 years (such as Conroy's mandatory Internet filter plan, faction wars and back-stabbing) had made me feel indifferent about them and their ways. The discovery of the existence of the Pirate Party and its ideals helped me find my calling in the world of politics.|

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 * Twitter
 * [mailto:peter.fulton@pirateparty.org.au Email]
 * IRC: CAPT-Irrelevant

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Fletcher Boyd
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Treasurer
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Mark Gibbons
I've been the PPAU Deputy Treasurer for the past two years. Over that time Ben and I have worked to improve PPAU's financial operations and build proper payment systems. I've set up new and improved party bank accounts, a debit card system to simplify our payments, and new Xero accounting software which provides us with proper accountability and record-keeping. So I have a fair bit of time and experience in Treasury-specific stuff, in addition to years spent in jobs which deal with economics and finance.|

The next Treasury team will have important work to do. PPAU needs to grow its funding and prepare for the financial and administrative fun times that come with an election. I think this is where I can be the most use and I'm ready and willing to have a go at it.|

As Deputy Treasurer I helped to end PPAU's banking nightmare and negotiated with our new bank to get our accounts operating for free. I've also represented PPAU in external forums- including as a negotiator at the new 'minor party alliance' and as a speaker on IP reform at the Liberal Democratic Party's National Conference. Before I was on the NC I was Policy Development Officer and had responsibility for leading the team which developed the 2013 election platform. I also oversaw preference negotiations for that election, and the follow-up in WA. Before that I was a pirate-affiliated candidate in the 2012 elections and did a share of radio and newspaper interviews and community gatherings to get our message out there. I've also written the odd article, speech, and PR. |

I agree with our platform and fully support the core values including freedom of speech, privacy and liberty, culture and science.

Before PPAU I was politically homeless except for a brief and misguided stint as an ALP-aligned student politician in the 1990s. |

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Deputy Treasurer
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Ben McGinnes
I have been the Party Treasurer since the 2013 Congress with Mark as Deputy and wish to continue the excellent team work.| TO BE ADDED| I have worked on a number of issues which advance the interests of the party, including being a member of: Yep - MORE TO BE ADDED| }}
 * the National Council (Treasurer), 2013-15
 * the Policy Development Committee, 2012-15
 * the Bill of Rights Working Group
 * the Domestic Violence Working Group
 * the Election Committee, 2013-14
 * the Victorian State Coordinator, 2013-14 (approx. 18 months)|
 * Position prefs.
 * Website
 * IRC handles
 * Previous nominations
 * Other stuff to be added ...

Councillor (2 positions)
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Adien Treleaven
Although I am a new member of the Pirate Party, I have always strongly believed in digital liberties. Outside of my university studies, I spend a lot of time researching the impacts of government legislation on the people of Australia. I am a strong critic of the recent metadata retention legislation and I am also critical of anti-piracy legislation. I believe many of these policies unnecessarily waste money and fail to protect our security, let alone our freedom. Surrounding these issues, I am also concerned about the ethics involved. I do not accept the consensus that having nothing to hide is a justification for government infiltration of privacy. I also find it hypocritical that our government will use these justifications, yet debate the Trans-Pacific Partnership in secret, undermining our democracy. |

I am seeking this position because I believe that by being a part of the National Council, I can influence and motivate change in the approach of people to matters concerning the internet, freedom and their human rights. By using an evidence based, yet persuasive approach to policy, I also believe we can convince the people why they should be concerned about these issues that threaten our human rights. It is my intention to teach the community around me the unintended consequences of government policy such as anti-piracy legislation, and why giving up our freedoms for security, will always result in neither freedom nor security. Through the Pirate Party, I believe we can bring about this message, and captivate change and progress. |

Since a young age, I have been concerned with the Pirate movement in regards to the internet. I have always felt that the best way for film, game and music distributors to combat piracy is through producing a competitively better product, rather than through coercive, wasteful government action. Internet users will always have a way of bypassing anti-piracy measures, and it is therefore folly to try enforce these measures. Instead, by producing better and/or cheaper products, the film distributors will win the competitive battle. By first realising that nothing is for free in this world, we can also realise that Piracy is not a cost-free activity. Everything has a cost to it in some way or another. |

I agree with the complete Pirate Party platform. I have noticed the evidence-based approach to policy rather than ideology and that has contributed to my support for the Pirate Party in Australia, including Pirate Party movements internationally. Values such as freedom of speech, freedom and the right to privacy are not a simple 'motto.' We have seen in history the results of sacrificing these core values.

Before joining the Pirate Party, I was and still am interested in economic theories such as Modern Monetary Theory as opposed to mainstream neoclassical economic interpretations. As an 18 year old, I have not yet voted. Yet after becoming disillusioned with anti-terror, anti-piracy and anti-privacy legislation (with full bipartisan support of the Liberal and Labor parties), I came across the Pirate Party and have since agreed with its social, economic and civil policies that seek to create progress in Australia. |

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Simon Frew
Nomination

Daniel Judge
Nomination

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Fletcher Boyd
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Peter Fulton
Nomination