2022 Australian federal election
The election has been called for May 21. Make the biggest difference you can for people and the planet by supporting the Socialist Alliance campaign.
The twin crises of COVID-19 and climate breakdown expose an Australian government prioritising the interests of billionaires over the lives of people and our planet.
Sam Wainwright lives in O’Connor with his partner Janet. He is a disability support worker and former Fremantle councillor. Before that he was a wharfie for over 12 years. Sam is proud to have supported Fremantle council’s contribution to opening up an honest discussion about the significance of January 26 and the reality that modern Australia was founded on violence and dispossession.
Alex has been active in the refugee rights and anti-war movements for nearly twenty years. He has a special interest in labour history and covers workers rights and union struggles for Green Left. He works as a legal archivist and lives in Fremantle.
Petrina is a mother of two, a teacher and fierce advocate for human rights. She has campaigned for the rights of the LGBTIQA community and refugees, and stands alongside First Nation Australians in solidarity in the struggle for decolonization.
Niko Leka is an enrolled nurse, who specialises in the mental health of older people. He also has a doctorate in health social science. Niko helped initiate and is the convenor of the Hunter Asylum Seeker Advocacy, and works closely with the Rural Australians for Refugees.
Paula Sanchez was born in Chile and has been an activist from a very young age. At just 13 she was involved in the struggle against the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship and at the age of 19 she was jailed for her efforts.
Socialist Alliance has received written confirmation from the Australian Electoral Commission that we remain a registered political party.
Angela Carr is a Socialist Alliance senate candidate in Victoria. She is a dedicated trade unionist, co-convener of Geelong Housing Action Group and mother of three children.
Sue Bull is the Socialist Alliance candidate for the seat of Corio in Geelong. As a Health and Safety teacher in the construction industry, Bull has been a committed unionist all her working life.
Felix Dance is a Melbourne-based civil engineer and climate activist. He started becoming involved in climate-related campaigns after seeing the enormous S11 anti-globalisation protest in 2000.