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Socialist Alliance’s people’s power conference

Indian feminist and socialist Kavita Krishnan was the keynote speaker at the People's Power in the “Asian Century” seminar in Sydney on June 7. The seminar was held as part of the Socialist Alliance’s 10th national conference over the weekend of June 7-9.

Jonathan Strauss – Senate (Qld)

Jonathan Strauss is a long-time education worker, a workplace and community organiser and dad. He has just moved to Brisbane after living in Cairns for 18 years.

He was president of the National Tertiary Education Union at James Cook University in northern Queensland for a decade before moving. He also worked from 2019 to 2024 with Rural Australians for Refugees as national secretary, president and vice-president.

Rachel Evans – Seat of Sydney (NSW)

Rachel Evans is known for her work in the LGBTIQ community and the public housing campaign, currently focused on saving boarding houses and preventing public housing from being demolished. She is a disability support worker and is active with Action for Public Housing and City of Sydney for Palestine.

Olivia Carney

Olivia Carney is an activist with roots in the anti-globalization movement and currenly active in the Palestine solidarity movement. She is passionate about ethical tech, youth justice, labour and disability rights.

Pip Hinman

Pip Hinman, a long-time anti-war activist, helped found the Sydney Anti-AUKUS Coalition and is active in the Palestine solidarity campaign. She is active in her local community, having helped halt the gas extraction licence over the Sydney CBD, for council democracy and to stop privatisation of green space.

How can we defeat the far right?

Alex Bainbridge argues that the fight against the far right has to include challenging mainstream racism as that will help undercut the fertile ground on which more far-right forces survive.