It's exactly what critics say this party conference is all about.At $100 a ticket for MPs and supporters, $50 for "staff and unwaged" and reportedly $1,000 for lobbyists, last night's gig also served as a handy Labor fundraiser, of which there will be several over the coming days.To dismiss this Labor conference as being nothing but theatrics, however, isn't entirely fair.The fiery debates of years gone by may not be as public as they once were, but the triennial national conference still serves as a mechanism to give rank-and-file ALP members a say It will likely involve only a modest change, extending bans on gambling ads before and after live sports broadcasts.A messy day-three debate over Gaza now appears to have been avoided after the left and right factions last night agreed on a draft set of words that calls on Israel to "bring its illegal settlement activity" to an end, while also condemning terrorism and violent extremism "including as perpetrated by Hamas".Not everything has been nailed down as this conference begins