Newcastle unionist and socialist, Steve O'Brien proudly waves the red flag for workers rights on May Day.
Socialism
We have a chance to get a socialist elected to parliament. If we’re successful, it will be the first time since 1944.
We shouldn’t confuse the idea of a liveable income as a right with UBI.
People are turned off participating in the political process in Australia but they are also moving leftward in their political attitudes.
Moreland City Council has joined 10 South Australian local councils calling for an increase in the Newstart Allowance thanks to a motion from Sue Bolton.
The February 5 announcement that the Victorian Socialists — an alliance of socialist groups, including the Socialist Alliance — will contest the upper house in the upcoming Victorian elections flags a new, exciting opening for the left and progressive movements.
Australia’s 33 billionaires increased their wealth by more than $38 billion dollars last year — or more than $1 billion each. That is more than $3 million each a day!
The political and economic power of big corporations has to be defeated and replaced by the democratic and popular power of “the 99%”.
Socialist Alliance is running in the Queensland elections to help build an anti-capitalist current in Queensland and national politics.
Steve O'Brien writes on the legacy of the Russian Revolution in the Newcastle Herald.
Arguably the best approach we can take to help create the conditions for a mass left-wing break to occur is to build the social movements.
The most striking lesson to take home from the recent UK election is that left wing ideas can win popular support in an advanced capitalist country today. They said Socialism was dead but veteran socialist Corbyn is proving them wrong.