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Policy background

  1. There is a growing public frustration with the electoral system at the federal, state and local government level.
  2. The major parties that have long dominated parliamentary politics are increasingly seen to be in the pockets of powerful corporate interests, and the electoral laws to privilege the major parties.
  3. Traditional party loyalties are breaking down and more voters are looking to smaller parties for an alternative to the traditional parties they have become disenchanted with.
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.
Down with work for the dole
The federal Coalition government plans to ramp up Work for the Dole for job seekers under 30.
Why the Senate should block Abbott's killer budget
The demand of tens of thousands of people who marched through the streets in cities around Australia on May 18 was clear. They want the federal government’s killer budget blocked.
All out to block the budget!

The turnout and energy at the March in May rallies on May 18 proved that people are not going to take this budget lying down.

The struggle against education cuts continues
The struggle against education cuts has exploded onto the national stage in the lead up to and following the budget announcement by the Abbott Liberal-National Coalition government, a budget set to massively increase student debt.
The movement to stop the war on the poor starts here
And so it begins — an offensive, on behalf of the Australian ruling class and corporate interests, to steal the future from the majority of Australians, to dismantle what remains of our social welfare system, in order to carry out, in the words of Treasurer Joe Hockey, "the government's solemn duty ... to build a stronger Australia".
Proposed new electoral barriers to smaller parties are undemocratic
The federal Parliament's joint committee on electoral matters is recommending a number of changes to the federal electoral laws supposedly to address the problem of some small – and mainly right-wing – parties "gaming" preference direction through above-the-line voting for the Senate.
National speaking tour by Kavita Krishnan on the movement against sexual violence in India
Kavita Krishnan has become a well-known international spokesperson for the movement against sexual violence in India that grew after an horrific, internationally-publicised, gang rape of a student in Delhi in 2012.
Tax the rich, stop the cuts!
It is utterly galling to hear the leader of the federal Labor opposition criticising the government for proposing a “new tax” in the form of a modest and temporary “deficit levy” on taxpayers in the highest income bracket.
May Day greetings from the Socialist Alliance
A casino was a fitting venue to host Prime Minister Tony Abbott's keynote address to the 25th anniversary dinner of conservative think tank the Sydney Institute on April 28.
Drugs

A vast array of research suggests that the best and most humane way to minimise drug harms is through legal regulation.

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