Jacob Andrewartha

Veteran socialist councillor Sue Bolton has been pre-selected to run for the Socialist Alliance in the inner northern seat of Wills in the federal election.

There has been a surge of support for socialist candidates in the Victorian local councils elections, with four socialists elected to three councils.

Australia is shaping up as the battleground for a showdown between corporate media giants, with the federal government keen to appear as if it is taking a stand for media diversity.

As the climate crisis pushes the planet past certain tipping points protests and resistance grow.

Thunberg’s strike call is the type of mass action that is critical to push back the fossil fuel corporations and their parties in government.

We condemn the terror attacks in London and Manchester, but we also need to call out the cynical and dangerous response from those in charge who have one solution — more of the same.

The reality is that universal accessible healthcare is hindered by the unequal distribution of wealth under capitalism. Increasingly, high-quality healthcare is for those who can pay for it and low-quality or no healthcare is for those who cannot afford it.

Here are 10 reasons why socialism is the way forward to solve society’s problems!