my wikileaks party inquiry

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My WikiLeaks Party Inquiry

by Gary Lord (@Jaraparilla)

A full independent review of what really happened to The Wikileaks Party.

I am not a politician. - Julian Assange.

Table of Contents

Mandate................................................................................................................................................2Terms of Reference...............................................................................................................................2Objecties.............................................................................................................................................2!cope....................................................................................................................................................2Met"odolog#.........................................................................................................................................$Assumptions.........................................................................................................................................$Reie% & Approal..............................................................................................................................$About t"e Aut"or..................................................................................................................................'(istorical )ac*ground..........................................................................................................................+

,art# oundations............................................................................................................................+T"e !c"ism......................................................................................................................................+

T"e ,references ebacle................................................................................................................./T"e 0al*out...................................................................................................................................1T"e allout.....................................................................................................................................123lection Results.............................................................................................................................12,ost-election Actiit#.....................................................................................................................12

)logging....................................................................................................................................12!#ria Trip...................................................................................................................................12,ro-Russian ,ropaganda...........................................................................................................1'T"e 04, Reie%5In6uir#.........................................................................................................1'Abuse Of 0i*i4ea*s !upporters...............................................................................................1+0A Reote................................................................................................................................1/

indings..............................................................................................................................................1/T"e 7!0 Administratie 3rror.................................................................................................1/0A ,references..............................................................................................................................18)laming T"e 9reens......................................................................................................................18)laming Julian...............................................................................................................................18

Mitigating actors.....................................................................................................................1:!ummar# Of indings...............................................................................................................1:

Recommendations..............................................................................................................................1;!ources...............................................................................................................................................2


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Mandate

T"is in6uir# is mandated b# t"e need to be transparent and accountable to all disaffected 0i*i4ea*ssupporters around t"e globe< including current and former 0i*i4ea*s ,art# members< %"o "ae arig"t to *no% %"at reall# "appened to t"e 0i*i4ea*s ,art# at t"e Australian 21$ federal election.

T"is in6uir# is mandated b# t"e 0i*i4ea*s ,art#=s o%n failure to delier a meaningful promisedin6uir# into t"eir calamitous errors in t"e !eptember 21$ election< t"eir continued damage of t"e0i*i4ea*s brand< and t"eir failure to up"old t"eir o%n stated alues of transparenc#ample< not pla#ing c#nical po%er games.

Terms of Reference

?nli*e t"e si> embarrassing pages of garbage @including mis-titled coer page and irreleant emailaddendum spe%ed up b# 04, after fie mont"s< t"is in6uir# is not limited b# deliberatel# arbitrar#Terms of Reference limitations. Instead it proides a compre"ensie< independent< public reie% oft"e 0i*i4ea*s ,art# @04,< includingB

t"e creation of t"e part# and t"e lead-up to t"e 21$ ederal 3lection< %"ere t"e allocationof preferences proed a critical point of failurepose t"e trut" be"ind unpopular 04, preferencing decisions in 7!0 and 0Aplain its o%n actions< andt"e aut"orDs inabilit# to get straig"t ans%ers from an#one still associated %it" 04,< including

seeral %"o seem to "ae left t"e part# but remain silent on t"eir inolement.

T"e aut"or "as made repeated unsuccessful approac"es for information to 0i*i4ea*s ,art# directl#


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and t"e follo%ing people in particularB

Jo"n !"ipton

Cassie indla#

9reg )arns

Eellie Tranter

9ail Malone

Omar Todd

Met!odolo"y

T"is reie% is presented in t"e format of a formal audit for no particular reason ot"er t"an to ma*e amoc*er# of t"e 0i*i4ea*s ,art#=s o%n decision to adopt suc" pseudo-professional oodoo to%"ite%as" t"eir actions.

T"e aut"or "as e>amined all aailable public data< includingB 0ritten statements of resignation from e> 7ational Council members 4eslie Cannold< r

an Matt"e%s< 4u*e ,earson< !am Castro and EaF Coc"rane< plus olunteers li*e aid(aidon and !ean )edlamplaining t"eir o%n actions< and %"ere circumstantial eidence is compelling< assumptions

unfortunatel# become ineitable. Readers are of course %elcome to dra% t"eir o%n conclusions.

Revie$ % #roval

T"is independent in6uir# %ill be reie%ed and approed @or not b# t"e general public. Correctionsto factual errors %ill "appil# be made if an# mista*es are identified and proven.

T"is in6uir# is intended as a positie contribution to furt"er public discussion and decision-ma*ing.An#one disagreeing %it" an# of t"e facts presented in t"is reie% is %elcome to leae a publiccomment belo% @preferabl# or contact t"e aut"orB

9ar# 4ord

gar#lordGgmail.com

GJaraparilla


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#bout t!e #ut!or

T"e Australian aut"or of t"is reie% is a long-time ocal 0i*i4ea*s supporter %"o since21 "as "elped organise man# local and national demonstrations in support of 0i*i4ea*sand Julian Assange=s rig"t to freedom. (is t%eets and blog articles "ae been fre6uentl# re-t%eeted b# G%i*ilea*s. (e aut"ored t"e OF0i*i0atc" site @oF%i*i%atc".blogspot.complained %"at "ad been "appening be"ind t"e scenesB

At a national council meeting on 12 August< t"ere %as spirited argument bet%een 9reg)arns and seeral members of t"e national council regarding a deal %it" amil# irst. As

part of its decision at t"at meeting< t"e national council re6uested )arns to proide certaininformation.

Alt"oug" Assange "ad not attended t"e meeting< after receiing t"e councilDs resolution b#email "e 6uic*l# %rote a long email entitled 7C micromanagement of preferences< in

%"ic" "e e>pressed "is displeasure %it" t"e council in ma*ing suc" re6uests< and proposedan alternatie structure for preference decisions. 7egotiations %ould be done b# leadcandidates< %it" no restraints on t"em< and Assange "aing a rig"t of eto. (e proposed
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giing t"e national council a role in rubber-stamping t"e results of t"is process.

T"us< one member of t"e national council %as proposing to grant t"emseles a rig"t of etoand to reduce it to a rubber stamp. 9ien t"e eagerness of some to pursue deals een %it"t"e far rig"t< I and seeral ot"ers on t"e national council %ere *een to retain t"e nationalcouncilDs role in t"ese important decisions.

I told t"e council t"at t"e part# could "ae been set up autocraticall#< but it %as not set upt"at %a#. It %as set up %it" a reasonabl# democratic structure< %it" a goerning council %it"members"ip and representation from arious sectors supportie of< and related totraordinaril# slim at ariousstages of t"e count. 7eert"eless< 9eorgatos= claim t"at t"e 7ational ,art# candidate neer "ad ac"ance %as %rong.

Allocating "A pre.erences to a right0!ing Coalition member !as at best a .oolish gamble# a

($ nightmare# and a betrayal o. "ikiLeaks (arty principles 1as stated in the Constitution2+

'T, 3-0ACA later claimed t"at an un-named 7ational Council member "ad caed in topressure from 9reg )arns and a candidate to c"ange t"e 7!0 preferences. !am Castro also toldme t"at 9err# 9eorgatos "ad emailed 9reg )arns as*ing if it %as OE to preference t"e 7ational,art# in 0A< but )arns "ad failed to pass on "is concerns to t"e 7ational Council. !o %"# did9eorgatos bot"er to email )arns< if "e reall# t"oug"t "e "ad t"e final sa# Or is t"at %"at )arns told"im 0e don=t *no% because neit"er "as been %illing to e>plain t"e trut".

'T, 4-7!0 !enate candidate Eell# Tranter posted and t"en deleted a T%itter post sa#ing t"att"e 9reens %ere punis"ed because t"e# did a deal %it" t"e A4,< a part# sending as#lum see*ers togulags. 4ater< e>plaining t"at post< s"e stated t"at T"e 9reens spent %ee*s tal*ing about t"ecruelt# of t"e A4, and t"en do a deal %it" t"em.

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'T, 5- T"ere "as been muc" speculation t"at a deal %as made %it" infamous preferences
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%"isperer 9lenn ruer# @"ttpsB55en.%i*ipedia.org5%i*i59lennLruer#< %"o specialises in"elping minor parties orc"estrate preference oting for mutual benefit. Alt"oug" t"ere %asobiousl# muc" discussion< I "ae seen no proof of an# suc" deal. In fact< !am Castro sa#s t"at atone stage s"e "eard ruer# tell 9reg )arns t"at "e "ad ruined eer#t"ing. Alison )riono%s*i alsodenied t"ere %as a deal %it" ruer#.

an Matt"e%sB On / August< at a national council meeting< )arns proposed a deal %it" a

group of small parties< organised b# 9lenn ruer#. It is of course "is job to tal* to ot"erparties and I "ae no doubt "e "as %or*ed "ard and "onestl# to do "is job t"roug"out. T"isgroup< including seeral far rig"t parties< proposed to delier 8S-;S of t"e ote to us if %e

preferenced t"em all "ig"l#. T"e national council rejected it.

The Walkout

ollo%ing t"e massie public furore oer 04, preferences< 7ational Council members met todiscuss %"at %ent %rong and "o% it could be fi>ed. etails of t"ese discussions %ere publis"ed int"eir lengt"# statements of resignation< %"ic" "ae neer been seriousl# c"allenged @see t"eSourcessection at t"e end. an Matt"e%=s statement< 6uoted e>tensiel# in t"is in6uir# documentFF2t8$p!( B

UUAs long as I belieed t"ere %as a c"ance t"at democrac#< transparenc# and accountabilit#could preail in t"e part# I %as %illing to sta# on and fig"t for it. )ut %"ere a part# memberma*es a bid to subert t"e part#=s o%n processes< as*ing ot"ers to join in a secret< alternatie

po%er centre t"at suberts t"e properl# constituted one< not"ing ma*es sense an#more.

UUT"is is an unacceptable mode of operation for an# organisation but een more so for anorganisation e>plicitl# committed to democrac#< transparenc# and accountabilit#.DD

0ednesda# 21stAugust< 21$ K t"ree da#s after preferences %ere announced - %as t"e da# people

started resigning. A %ee* earlier I "ad been offering Jo"n !"ipton a bed in m# "ouse as "e traelledup to Hueensland. 7o%< as ne%s of 4eslie Cannold=s resignation spread across t"e Internet< I %as onT%itter demanding public ans%ers and refusing to ta*e "is frantic calls. I sent an angr# !M! to9reg )arnsB

T"is is just bulls"it 9reg. T"e people %"o did t"e %rong t"ing %it" preferences anddragged us to t"e rig"t s"ould be t"e ones resigning.

7o repl#. )ut I did get an !M! repl# from Jo"n !"ipton to m# public t%eetsB

Jo"n !"iptonB As for t"e 7C being suberted %"o t"e fuc* told #ou t"at !ome fuc*inglo%life %"o %anted more s"it spread around and could not %ait 2 %ee*s til t"e election isoer... !elf rig"teous ain people. All oer.a t%o bit error t"at ma*es no difference to an#result.
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I told Jo"n to stop te>ting me priatel# and get "is 04, ersion of eents out to t"e general publicinstead. I said t"e preference deal %as a massie stuff up and I %as sic* of doing damage control onT%itter %"en nobod# in t"e part# %as prepared to een defend t"eir o%n ersion of eents.

Jo"n !"iptonB Rubbis" and more rubbis" . "e ensured Ludlam a !in in "A +T"e 7ats

neer get more t"an $.+ . !top belieing negatie bulls"it about us. ,olitics is all aboutdamage intros and perception. . Vou "ate us #et %e %or* all da# and nig"t... Jesus %ept.

M# repl#B

Jo"n it is not about meB get on T%itter and ta*e a loo*. I "ae stood b# Julian t"roug" t"ic*and t"in. And I do not "ate an#one inoled %it" 04,. )ut t"is massie fuc*up %as totall#aoidable.

Jo"nB

0"at t"e fuc* are #ou gonna sa# upon finding t"at Cannold %as a plant

T"is %as an outrageous suggestion< especiall# because Julian Assange "ad personall# selected4eslie Cannold as "is running mateW if "e could not ta*e up "is !enate seat< s"e %ould ta*e it for"im. Of course< in t"e paranoid-inducing global Infosec %orld of 0i*i4ea*s< suc" treac"er#sometimes "as to be contemplated< but t"ere neer %as and neer "as been an# eidence to supportsuc" a %ild claim. It smac*ed of craF# desperation.

MeB

If t"at is true t"en tell it to Australia. A smart media manager can turn all tomorro%=s bad"eadlines to 04,=s adantage. )ut to o%n t"e narratie #ou "ae to get #our ersion of t"etrut" out t"ere. 04, is not doing t"at. T"at is %"at I am sa#ing.

It %as at t"is stage t"at !am and EaF and an and !ean and aid and 4u*e announced t"eirresignations...

Anot"er !M! from Jo"nB

Reall# and trul# treac"erous . 7o calls to me or 9reg or an#bod#

'T,-In fact t"e# "ad gien up on )arns and !"ipton and "ad been tr#ing unsuccessfull# tocontact Julian Assange in 4ondon.

MeB

!am and EaF "ae been getting arrested for #our son. T"e# are %onderful committedpeople.

Jo"nB

4oed bot" t"ose %omenB but one da#< %"en all is calm %e can tal* about %"at unfoldedbefore m# e#es and "eart.

0ell< Jo"n< %e are all still %aiting to "ear #our ersion of eents. All %e eer got from 04, %as ajo*e of an in6uir#< fie mont"s late. 04, "as neer properl# e>plained %"at unfolded.

'T,- I neer "eard from Jo"n !"ipton again. (is t%itter account GJo"n!"ipton remains silent.

Of course t"e resignations proided an opportunit# for t"e mainstream media to inform t"e generalpublic %"at %as going on K and curiousl#< man# readers replied t"at t"e# didn=t een *no% t"e0i*i4ea*s ,art# e>isted. In fact< t"e part# later claimed t"at 7!0 members"ip "ad actuall#

increasedafter t"e resignations.

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%in otes if t"e# "ad been able to get t"eir ersion of eents out to t"e public. )ut t"eir ersion ofeents %as somet"ing t"e 04, leaders"ip %as desperate to *eep priate.

The Fallout

ollo%ing t"e resignations< Julian Assange issued a statement and made seeral Australian media

appearances in an effort to limit t"e damage.Julian AssangeB I made a decision t%o mont"s ago to spend a lot of m# time on dealing%it" t"e 3d%ard !no%den as#lum situation and tr#ing to sae t"e life of a #oung man@)radle# Manning. 7o%< t"e result is oer-delegation< so I admit and I accept fullresponsibilit# for oer-delegating functions to t"e Australian part# %"ile I tried to ta*e careof t"ose situations.

Assange=s efforts bac*-fired because "e could not properl# e>plain t"e 04, administratie errorand because "e simultaneousl# maintained t"at as part# leader< "e could do %"ateer "e li*ed+f1*AV%as a final ,R disaster< epitomised b# "is biFarre statementB UUI am not a politician< t"oug" I amrunning for election.

T"is lengt"# prime-time T appearance %as just a %ee* out from t"e !eptember 8 t"election. T"elast best c"ance to repair t"e damage "ad just been blo%n.

Election Results0i*i4ea*s ,art# %on just .// per cent of t"e national ote. 7o candidates %ere elected.

Australian political parties t"at %in oer 1.'S of t"e national ote are eligible for goernmentfunding t"at can amount to millions of dollars. T"is %ould "ae been inaluable to t"e ongoing%or* of 0i*i4ea*s. 7o suc" public funding %as earned.

Post-election Activity

This section details further activity by $%& since the election.

'lo""in"

After t"e election< remaining 04, staff %ent largel# silent on social media< refusing to discuss %"at"appened. )ut t"e part# continued to post biFarre articles on t"eir %ebsite< including a (app#)irt"da# "agiograp"# of former Australian ,M ,aul Eeating @%"o supported Indonesian dictator!u"arto and climate denialist pseudo-scientific nonsense t"at contradicts t"e part#=s o%nConstitutional support for t"e enironment @Jo"n !"ipton "as told former 7C members t"at man-made climate c"ange %as a "oa>.

Syria Tri

In late ecember 21$< en route to isit Julian Assange in 4ondon< Jo"n !"ipton lead a 0i*ilea*s,art# delegation to amascus< %"ere t"e# met %it" !#rian ,resident )as"ar Assad< %"o is %idel#condemned as a 0ar Criminal. T"e isit appears to "ae been orc"estrated b# delegation member
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aoud Jamal< %"o joined t"e 04, 7C after t"e election. 9ail Malone %as also on t"e trip.

!#rian T ne%s portra#ed t"e 04, isit as an official Australian solidarit# delegation. T"ere %asno specific mention of 0i*i4ea*s or t"e 0i*i4ea*s ,art#. T"e Assad regime t%eeted a pictures"o%ing t"e ,resident addressing t"e seated< smiling 04, members< %"o later admitted t"e# %ereonl# allo%ed to as* Assad t%o 6uestions. It is clear t"e# %ere used as a ,R tool b# ,resident

Assad=s regime at t"e "eig"t of t"e !#rian ciil %ar.

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G0i*i4ea*sB ==,eace bro*ering a good idea< but Qit %as obious Qt"e meeting %ould bespun %it"out care. id not *no% or approe.==

!"ipton later stated t"at "e could not tell "is son about t"e trip because t"eir communications %erebeing monitored. T"is %as a ridiculous e>cuse K is nobod# in 04, able to use encr#ption tools

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04, 7C member aoud Jamal - %"ose T%itter aatar %"en "e joined t"e 7C %as a man %it" amac"ine gun in front of a ,alestine flag - "as blogged e>plicit support for ,resident Assad< and "as

been assaulted at !#dne# demonstrations b# anti-Assad protestors.

Pro(Russian Proa"anda

04, follo%ed up t"eir !#rian ,R disaster %it" a series of interie%s %it" oice Of Russiajournalist Jo"n Robles< %"ere selected 6uotes %ere "and-pic*ed for pro-Russian propaganda.

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X!"ipton praised ,resident ladimir ,utin and Russian M !erge# 4aro and called t"emforces for peace.X "ttpB55t.co5lms2Rm$

XT"e en# of Russia & !laic ciiliFation b# t"e 0est seems to be boundless.X"ttpB55oiceofrussia.com521'L2L;50estern-en#-of-Russia-and-!las-boundless-Jo"n-!"ipton- ;/;15

3en former Campaign Manager 9reg )arns @%"o admits "e is not een a member of 04, did a,R interie% %it" t"e same oice of Russia journoB

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Certainl#< I "ad not"ing to do %it" t"e trip< but I didnDt see an# endorsement of Assad b#t"ose %"o %ere on t"e trip Z I %asnDt on t"e trip< I "ad no inolement.

T!e WLP Revie$)Inquiry

T"e "astil# announced 04, independent in6uir# %as neer intended to be eit"er independent orserious. As 4eslie Cannold said on t"e da# s"e resigned @ "ttpB55%aca.net.au5resignations-from-t"e-%i*ilea*s-part#-statements5 B

An additional call %as made to a campaign staffer. In direct contrast to t"e publicstatement T"e 0i*ilea*s ,art# put out t"is morning in %"ic" %e promised t"e public t"at %e%ould "ae an immediate independent reie% of t"e preference outcomes< t"is person saidt"at t"e reie% %ould be dela#ed until after t"e election and t"at it %ouldnDt be doneindependentl#. T"e caller %ould run it. T"is is t"e final stra%.

As %e no% *no%< t"at caller %as Jo"n !"ipton. And again it is %ort" noting t"at Cannold did notname !"ipton as t"e caller at t"e time< presumabl# because s"e *ne% Julian Assange %ould bedamaged b# association %it" "is fat"er=s lac* of et"ics.

T"e 04, in6uir# %as eentuall# sent out to members b# email on 't" ebruar# 21'< fie mont"safter t"e election. T"e aut"or %as a 04, member %"o made it clear "e did not "ae enoug"information to dra% an# meaningful conclusions.

(ere=s "o% Cri*e#=s )ernard Eeane< anot"er strong 0i*i4ea*s supporter< described itB"ttpB55%%%.cri*e#.com.au521'52585t"e-"ig"l#-emotional-and-olatile-%orld-of-t"e-%i*ilea*s-

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It %as conducted b# !tuart )ell of )ell Campbell Auditing< a 0i*i4ea*s ,art# memberapproac"ed b# Jo"n !"ipton< Julian AssangeDs fat"er< to conduct t"e audit. T"e reie% is si>
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pages long< including t"e coer page and an attac"ment. In it< )ell complains t"at "isconduct of t"e reie% %as limited b# "is inabilit# or access to all releant informationand 04, personnel< especiall# %"ere t"ere "as been a seere fall-out oer t"e 21$

preferencing issues in 7!0 and 0A.

)ell "ad not been able to interie% an#one e>cept for !"ipton< but sa#s "e too* %rittensubmissions or p"one calls from ot"er *e# figures li*e 9reg )arns. )ell also laments

limited or no access to 04, official transcripts< minutes of 7ational Council meetings andofficial emails5correspondence< %"ic" forced "im to accept t"e %ord of t"ose "einterie%ed. (o%eer< )ell rejected t"e administratie error claim b# t"e part#B

-It cannot be shown that it was an planation for %it"-"olding t"e document a furt"er t"ree mont"s. I as*ed 04, and Eellie Tranterfor comment but got no repl#.

#buse Of WikiLeaks Suorters

,rior to t"e formation of t"e 0i*i4ea*s ,art#< 0i*i4ea*s supporters in Australia %ere a ocalacerbated %"en G%i*ilea*s began to criticiFe Ga*a0ACA on T%itter< and!am Castro in particular. Julian accused 0ACA of using t"e 0i*i4ea*s brand to build a po%er

platform and demanded t"e# c"ange name @t"is "as belatedl# been done.

T"en G%i*ilea*s posted a lin* to an embarrassing old ideo of !ean )edlam @%"ic" )edlam said"e "ad tried unsuccessfull# to get remoed from a disreputable %ebsite. 0"at is t"e point of suc"indictie c"aracter assassination Isn=t t"is t"e same ad "ominem muc*-ra*ing ?E media "as doneto destro# Assange=s c"aracter Admittedl#< )edlam "as posted angr# t%eets rudel# describing "iscontempt for Julian Assange. )ut surel# a proper 04, in6uir#< justif#ing t"e unsubstantiatedallegations of treac"er#< %ould "ae been a better %a# to respond to suc" criticism

On t"e da# t"e 04, In6uir# %as released< !am Castro claimed"ttpsB55t%itter.com5jaraparilla5status5'$1;;8:+1:+:+2/2: someone "ad deleted all "er emails

prior to August 1$t"21$ @including emails regarding t"e piotal August 12t"04, meeting inmultiple accounts. !"e supplied no proof of t"is but said ot"er 0i*i4ea*s supporters "ad suffered

t"e same problem. I as*ed G%i*ilea*s and G%i*ilea*spart# to den# an# inolement in t"is butgot no response.
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W# Revote

04, "as recentl# announced t"at it %ill run t"e same candidates %"en 0A goes bac* to t"e polls.

7ational Council "as nominated our 21$ 0A candidates 9err# 9eorgatos & !ures"Rajan.X

4essons learned I t"in* not. A recent email to members as*edB

X0"at do %e stand for ... 0"ere t"e trut" is suppressed or distorted< corruption andinjustice are allo%ed to flouris".X

(mmn. Members %ere also as*ed to "ae t"eir sa# on "o% preferences s"ould be allocated t"istime around. A fe% "undred replied. T"e 9reens< ironicall#< %ere t"eir 1 c"oice.

*indin"s

The findings in this section are based on the available evidence as presented above.

The NSW Administrative Error!04, insiders "ae consistentl# blamed t"ose %"o resigned for t"eir poor election results. T"is isnot true. T"e damage %as done b# t"e preferences< %"ic" totall# s"oc*ed and alienated countlesssupporters. T"e debacle %as t"en e>acerbated b# t"e flims# e>cuse of an unsubstantiatedadministratie error and K finall# - t"e ludicrousl# c#nical promise of an independent in6uir#a.ter the election.

Circumstantial eidence< combined %it" 0A candidate 9err# 9eorgatos=s public admission< ma*e itclear t"at t"e decision to preference ascists and anti-enironmentalists in 7!0 %as noadministratie error. At best< one mig"t imagine t"at t"e preferencing of !"ooters & is"ers %asdeliberate sabotage of t"e 7ational Council ote %"ile t"e preferencing of t"e ascist Australia

irst part# %as an accidental confusion %it" t"e amil# irst part#. )ut 04, "ae not een triedto substantiate t"is possibilit#.

!tatements from t"ose %"o resigned indicate t"at senior members of 04, "ad preiousl#oted to submit 7!0 preferences %it" t"e !"ooters and rig"t%ing parties preferenced.

0ee*s before 7C member Cassie indla# personall# submitted t"e preferences @along %it"9ail Malone to t"e A3C< s"e %as alread# publicl# telling people t"is %ould "appen.

7eit"er Cassie nor 9ail nor 9reg nor Jo"n is prepared to publicl# state %"at reall#"appened.

9reg )arns continued to argue post-election t"at 04, candidates could "ae %on %it" t"erig"t-%ing preferences "e desired.

0"ile t"ere is no smo*ing gun it is 6uite clear t"at t"e 7ational Council decision on 7!0preferences %as deliberatel# suberted. T"is lac* of respect for formal procedures %as furt"ereidenced b# Jo"n !"ipton=s attempt to build a ne% po%er base b# coertl# approac"ing !ean)edlam and EaF Coc"rane %"en 4eslie Cannold resigned.

The decision to call this an 6administrative error7 can most generously be e8plained by blind

panic+ The .ast and .urious public backlash on social media seemed to genuinely shock the

"L( po!er0brokers+ 9aving made a mistake# they e8acerbated it by lying# thus sealing not

only the do!n.all o. their o!n party# but also denying Julian Assange a .air and reasonable

chance to get elected and come home as an Australian Senator+


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WA Preferences

0A candidate 9err# 9eorgatos %as clearl# under t"e impression t"at "e "ad t"e po%er to submitpreferences as "e pleased< %"ateer t"e 7C ma# "ae instructed. 3it"er "e %as gien t"e nod b#someone more senior @most li*el# 9reg )arns< or ia 9reg )arns or else "e made "is o%n arrogantdecision. In eit"er case< "e does not appear to "ae been admonis"ed K 6uite t"e opposite.9eorgatos= decision to subert 7C procedures confirms Julian Assange=s admission t"at "e did note>ercise proper oersig"t of t"e part#.

And eit"er %a#< %"ateer 9eorgatos or Matt 0att ma# sa#< it %as clearl# a foolis" decision. Itcontributed to t"e broader national anti-04, bac*las"< it definitel# and significantl# endangered!cott 4udlam=s c"ance of a !enate seat< and @per"aps most importantl# it must surel# "ae left adamaging impression on !enator 4udlam and ot"er senior 9reens< %"o ma# %ell c"oose not tospend so muc" time supporting Assange and 0i*i4ea*s in t"e future.

Assuming !enator 4udlam still "as a future in parliament. T"e 0A re-ote is sc"eduled for April + t"21'.

Allocating "A pre.erences to a right0!ing Coalition member !as at best a .oolish gamble# a

($ nightmare# and a betrayal o. "ikiLeaks (arty principles 1as stated in the Constitution2+

"lamin# The $reens

T"ere %as a pre-election deal bet%een 04, and t"e 9reens< %"o accepted t"at 04, %ouldpreference minor parties @but no major parties a"ead of t"em. 9err# 9eorgatos= insistence t"atpreferencing t"e 7ationals in 0A did not breac" t"is deal %as clearl# ridiculousB t"e# are a *e# partof t"e 4iberal-7ational Coalition t"at "as "eld po%er in Australia for most of t"e past 2 #ears.

0it" t"e deal bro*en< t"e 9reens did not "esitate to attac* 04, for supporting ascists and anti-enironmentalists. T"is ma# "ae lead some %it"in 04, to call t"e 9reens "#pocrites and een

ultimatel# blame t"em for t"e ensuing debacle. )ut t"e 9reens %ere %ell %it"in t"eir rig"ts toattac* 04,< %"o @on t"e basis of t"eir listed preferences s"ould "ae been prepared for suc"criticism from all sides.

T"e fact t"at 9err# 9eorgatos %as a disaffected former 9reens obiousl# did not "elp in t"issituation. Eellie Tranter and Omar Todd also posted t%eets t"at blamed for t"e 9reens for 04,=so%n failures.

(ersonal pre%udices appear to have negatively a..ected party decision0making+

"lamin# %ulian

It is impossible not to "old Julian Assange personall# responsible for muc" of %"at %ent %rong%it" t"e 0i*i4ea*s,art#. It is also impossible to be sure e>actl# "o% muc" decision-ma*ing "e %aspersonall# inoled %it".

0"at is abundantl# clear< "o%eer< is t"at since t"e election "e "as closed ran*s %it" "is fat"er Jo"n!"ipton @despite continuing and embarrassing errors of judgement< supported unsubstantiatedattac*s on "is o%n supporters< and approed t"e coer-up of eents surrounding preferences andresignations. T"is is foolis" and disappointing be"aiour.

It %ould be nice to blame t"is on t"e paranoia induced b# relentless pursuit b# e>tremel# po%erfulforces< Julian=s continued captiit# in t"e 3cuadorian 3mbass#< and "is conse6uent inabilit# to meetsupporters face-to-face. And nobod# s"ould be influenced b# t"e media=s relentless smear attac*s on

Julian=s c"aracter. )ut nobod# is perfect< and ultimatel# t"e 0i*i4ea*s ,art# failures "ae e>posedan aut"oritarian element of t"e 0i*i4ea*s founder.

T"e aut"or of t"e 04, In6uir# concludedB


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In t"e aut"orDs opinion< it %as a combination of "uman errors caused b# a "ig"l# emotionaland olatile atmosp"ere< %"ere a number of *e# 04, members %ere instrumental incausingconfusion< not from malicious intent but due to a lac* of defined responsibilities.

In fact< it seems t"e responsibilities of t"e 7ational Council %ere ade6uatel# defined in t"eConstitution< but t"e leaders"ip c"ose to ignore and ultimatel# tr# to subert t"e Constitution.

As founder and self-declared ,resident of t"e 0i*i4ea*s ,art#< Julian Assange must ta*e fullresponsibilit# for its mista*es.

Miti"atin" *actors

It is %ort" pausing to reflect on ot"er considerations %"ic" made success for t"e 0i*i4ea*s ,art# aserious c"allenge. T"ese includeB

T"e Australian media @%it" notable e>ceptions including airfa>=s ,"illip orling and A)Cour Corner=s and major political parties are generall# "ostile to 0i*i4ea*s.

olunteer staff %ere %or*ing on a casual or part-time basis.

Communication %as "ampered b# international and interstate time differences< lac* of real%orld one-to-one contact bet%een *e# personnel< and t"e constant need to considergoernment sureillance.

T"e part# neer got close to its declared funding goal and "ad limited financial resources.

'T,-ue to lac* of solid eidence< t"is document "as generall# not e>amined part# financialissues.

Summary Of *indin"s

T"e 0i*i4ea*s ,art# "as been an utter and complete failure for all but a small "andful of remainingmembers. It "as betra#ed its o%n stated principles< ignored its o%n Constitution< turned against itso%n 7ational Council leaders %it" unsubstantiated attac*s< disillusioned its o%n members< andalienated 0i*i4ea*s supporters %orld%ide.

T"e 0i*i4ea*s ,art# "as unnecessaril# diided t"e preiousl# strong communit# of 0i*i4ea*ssupporters and irtuall# destro#ed actie< ocal support for Julian Assange in Australia.

T"e 0i*i4ea*s ,art# "as inflicted global reputation damage b# association %it" 0i*i4ea*s andJulian Assange. Muc" of t"is "as resulted from foolis" and aoidable be"aiour< %"ic" politiciansand an antagonistic media "ae "appil# used to attac* t"eir prime targets.

,ost-election 0i*i4ea*s ,art# actiit# "as been embarrassing and counter-productie. T"e part# no

longer seems to *no% %"at it stands for< and its reasons for continued e>istence need to be urgentl#reconsidered.

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T"e Australian ,referential oting s#stem is in"erentl# dangerous for an# minor part# @b# design< it%ould seem. Man# people< including t"e 9reens< are no% calling for it to be abolis"ed. 04,s"ould "ae dealt %it" t"is danger b# eit"erB

Adopting 7C member an Matt"e%s= recommendation not to be a part of an# sleaF# dealsplain t"eallegations of sabotage and treac"er# from t"e staff %"o resigned. T"e# "ae failed to do so ands"ould apologiFe for ma*ing t"e allegations. An# mone# still o%ed to e>-staff s"ould be paid.

undamentall#< Julian Assange needs to reconsider "is relations"ip %it" t"ose %"o support "imaround t"e %orld. Rig"tl# or %rongl#< man# strong supporters "ae complained for #ears of beingused and not fairl# ac*no%ledged for t"eir efforts @e.g. stealing t%eets. A more "umane andrespectful approac" s"ould be embraced. I "ae preiousl# suggested t"at Assange ma# "aeAspergers and I urge "im to consider t"is possibilit# %"en tr#ing to understand %"# t"eseinterpersonal conflicts continue to pursue "is ot"er%ise laudable efforts.

Man# 0i*i4ea*s supporters %orld%ide are deepl# disillusioned %it" t"e political process< and een

6uestion t"e alue of oting< particularl# in t"e corrupted t%o-part# democracies t"at dominate t"eAnglosp"ere. !ome< %"o %ould rat"er fig"t for c"ange from outside t"e political process< sa% t"e04, as a rare opportunit# to ma*e politics %or* from inside t"e tent. T"is effort "as failed andt"e 0i*i4ea*s ,art# no longer proides an# clear aenue for furt"er adancement. or e>ample

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