Minutes/National Council/2022-02-17

Pirate Party Australia National Council Meeting

17th February 2022

Scheduled start time: 20:30 AEDT

Actual start time 21:14 AEDT (Fusion EC ran over)

Agenda

 * Previous minutes
 * https://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Minutes/National_Council/2022-02-03 (Alex)
 * Fusion report-backs (everyone)
 * Campaigns
 * Email (Alex)
 * Update website content for Fusion (press release, "becoming fusion" page, etc) (Roger)
 * Donation from PPAU to Fusion (Roger)
 * Roger access to PPAU membership (Miles)
 * Energy Livestream with European Pirates, need to lock down moderator, planning to stream on Saturday March 12 (evening for us, morning in Germany) (Dave)
 * General business
 * John submission on government surveillance inquiry (JohnA)
 * John radio interview last tuesday (JohnA)

Attendees

 * Andrew Downing
 * Alex Jago
 * Brandon Selic
 * David Kennedy
 * Fred Gerner
 * John August
 * Miles Whiticker
 * Roger Whatling

Observers

 * James "StarTube"
 * Adrian Whitehead (VotePlanet)

Previous minutes

 * https://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Minutes/National_Council/2022-02-03

Fusion debrief

 * "Roger and I have made several innovations in leftist ideology" - Miles

State campaigns

 * Must be the main focus going forward

Email

 * July 1 shenanigan
 * Don't worry about it just yet

Becoming Fusion redirect

 * "Becoming Fusion" page is currently the result on Google
 * Roger proposes making it a 301 redirect
 * Put up the launch PR and related content
 * Miles suggests that we do need a page on the Pirate relationship with Fusion
 * Roger: sure, but there's nothing Piratey on the existing page. Nor am I suggesting we give up our branding or name. It's Pirate Party _____ no matter where you are in the world.
 * Dave: Likewise I have no desire to give up the Pirate branding. But also we have an election to fight and need a united front.
 * Miles counter-suggests that the redirect may simply drop us off the front page without putting Fusion up there
 * Dave notes that all branch parties need links from frontpage to Fusion
 * New plan:
 * Formal website presser release
 * Put a link in the nav bar or elsewhere

Fusion money

 * Fusion needs dosh!
 * Budget committee requests $500 from each branch for startup/admin fees
 * and the NationBuilder
 * John to action

Give Roger MemberDB access

 * See motions
 * Alex to action

PPDE livestream

 * Dave had a meeting this morning
 * dress rehearsal stream in a couple of weeks
 * looking to dual-stream
 * still in planning phase
 * 3-4 speakers
 * Talking through differences in energy and climate and power generation
 * And things like heating/cooling
 * Next meeting Sunday night
 * https://pad.pirateparty.org.au/p/2022-PPAU-PPDE-Energy-livestream-agenda

General Business

 * John wrote a submission, Alex PDF'd up and submitted
 * "Shouldn't every submission be a press release?"
 * Yes, yes it should...
 * Oh, and the submissions page needs updating


 * Miles and Sahar K were on John's show, EFA the week before
 * Thanks John!


 * NSW Fusion campaign team is getting its act together :)


 * Renewables press release
 * John and Dave are point people


 * Consider relocating NC meetings so they're not right after Fusion ECs

Motions

 * MOTION: approve the minutes of the previous meeting on 2022-02-03
 * Put by: Miles Whiticker
 * Ayes 7 (AJ, AD, BS, DK, JA, MW, RW); Abstain 1 (FG)
 * Motion carried 21:15 AEDT


 * MOTION: Pay Fusion $500 as per motion passed by Fusion EC.
 * Put by: Roger Whatling
 * Ayes 8 (AJ, AD, BS, DK, FG, JA, MW, RW)
 * Motion carried 21:35 AEDT


 * MOTION: that Roger Whatling be granted access to PPAU member db
 * Put by: Miles Whiticker
 * Ayes 7 (AJ, AD, BS, DK, FG, JA, MW); Abstain 1 (RW)
 * Motion carried 21:37 AEDT


 * MOTION: close the meeting
 * Put by: Miles Whiticker
 * Ayes 5 (AJ, AD, FG, JA, MW)
 * Meeting closed 22:12 AEDT

Actions

 * Link to Fusion from front page (AJ)
 * Put the Fusion Launch PR on website (AJ)
 * Send $500 to Fusion (JA, MC/AJ)
 * Alex to give Roger MemberDB access (AJ/RW)
 * Dave and anyone else has a PPDE livestream meeting on Sunday (DK, MW)
 * Maybe have a presser on John's submission (JA, DK, AJ)
 * Update the submissions page (AJ/RW)
 * Presser on the battery legislation (JA)