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President nominations
- Drew Wolfendale (Incumbent)
Why are you the most appropriate candidate for the position?
As I said last year: Fusion continues to solidify its place as a large and dynamic organisation - one of only two ideologically comparable parties that has endured since the last election. As we grow, it's crucial that we operate not as a small group centered around a single leader but as a cohesive entity facilitated by effective governance and empowered members.
It's been a hell of a year, but we have continued to make steady progress and I still stand by what was said in my nomination last year: 2024 Nominations
How have you been contributing to Fusion?
During the past year I saw us through the coalition building which gave us a strong federal election presence and has opened the door to Victorian State registration.
I acknowledge that there were pitfalls with some of those efforts. but where we stuck to our guns effectively our vote share improved - even in the face of overwhelming swings towards Labor, which traditionally would eat away at any progress we might have been making.
Tell us about yourself, including info on your education, experience or skills background.
Refer to last year: 2024 Nominations
Can you describe your alignment with the party's values?
Refer to last year: 2024 Nominations
Convenor nominations
- Therese Faulkner
Secretary nominations
- Ethan Cornwill
Why are you the most appropriate candidate for the position?
I've spent the last decade managing high-pressure operational systems. First at McDonald's, now at ALDI. The Secretary role is about keeping the party's administrative engine running smoothly, and that's exactly what I do professionally.
I'm detail-oriented and process-focused, which means I actually enjoy the parts of this role most people find tedious: keeping accurate records, managing compliance, maintaining systems.
Plus, my software engineering background means I can not only use our existing tools (NationBuilder, Google Workspace) but actively improve them.
My goal is simple: build the party's administrative backbone so well that the rest of the EC can focus entirely on strategy and campaigns, not paperwork.
How have you been contributing to Fusion?
I joined in May and immediately started working on strategic frameworks. My biggest contribution so far has been the Traffic Light Preference Framework. It solves a real problem we were having with preference decisions.
I've also been involved in the Victorian Election Committee, helping with state-level campaign coordination. Miles brought me into national communications work, which Drew endorsed, and I've been supporting that team since.
I've tried to bring the same approach to everything: identify the actual problem, build a practical solution, make it work. That's what I'd bring to Secretary.
Practical systems that actually solve problems, not just theory.
Tell us about yourself, including info on your education, experience or skills background.
I'm currently a Duty Store Manager at ALDI, and before that I spent 10 years in QSR. Both roles taught me how to run complex operational systems under pressure. Lots of moving parts, strict compliance requirements, high stakes if things go wrong.
I also studied software engineering (a Diploma of IT which I got a 5.88/6 GPA), this gave me a strong foundation in systems design and process optimisation. The combination of hands-on operational management and technical training means I can both understand what the party needs administratively and actually build the tools to make it happen.
Basically: I'm good at taking messy, complex systems and making them run smoothly. That's the Secretary job in a nutshell.
Can you describe your alignment with the party's values?
What drew me to Fusion is pretty straightforward: it's the only party that approaches politics like an engineering problem.
What does the evidence say actually works, and how do we build that?
I'm a pragmatic progressive. I believe in strong social safety nets (UBI, public housing, universal healthcare), but I'm not ideological about how we get there. If the data says a market-based solution works better for something, fine. If it says we need government intervention, also fine. Whatever actually solves the problem.
I joined Fusion because it seemed like a party that shared that evidence-based, non-tribal approach.
Treasurer nominations
- David Kennedy
TBA (David has volunteered as a back-up option to share some treasury responsibilities)
National Campaigns Coordinator nominations
- Miles Whiticker (Incumbent)
Why are you the most appropriate candidate for the position?
I have ran either as candidate or campaign manager in the last three federal elections for Fusion/Pirates, and have also been on the campaign team for numerous state and local elections in between. My campaigning experience extends to most Australian states and I have exposure to international elections as well. Outside of electoral campaigns, I am a trained union delegate in the relational organising style of Marshall Ganz and extensively read political philosophy about how to plan and make long term change.
How have you been contributing to Fusion?
Founding organiser (as Pirate Party National President 2022). Involved in campaign planning, training and logistics for nearly every campaign we have ran since.
Tell us about yourself, including info on your education, experience or skills background.
I work as a software engineer with a rough focus in full stack, frontend, data visualisations and interactive experiences. I have also extensively read political philosophy and have studied physics, maths, science communication, pedagogy.
Can you describe your alignment with the party's values?
I'm a metamodernist. I see a future where different ideologies and schools of thought can productively co-exist and work towards a brighter future.
Registered Officer nominations
- Kammy Cordner-Hunt (Incumbent)
Why are you the most appropriate candidate for the position?
I started the original member data base when the original contributing parties to Vote Planet were merging. I enjoy communicating with members and finding out what they bring to our collective.
How have you been contributing to Fusion?
Founder of One Planet, co-founder Vote Planet, past President and holder of other committee positions
Tell us about yourself, including info on your education, experience or skills background.
BSc, Dip Ed, Masters of Human Rights 2024, bit of a lay-person in other ways.
Can you describe your alignment with the party's values?
Deeply philosophically and ideologically aligned to most of them.
Dispute Resolution Officer nominations
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