People are turned off participating in the political process in Australia but they are also moving leftward in their political attitudes.
Why socialism
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!
Steve O'Brien writes on the legacy of the Russian Revolution in the Newcastle Herald.
Socialist Alliance is running in the Queensland elections to help build an anti-capitalist current in Queensland and national politics.
The shock resignations from parliament of Greens Senators Scott Ludlam and Larissa Waters highlights one of many undemocratic features in the Australian Constitution.
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.
Here are 10 reasons why socialism is the way forward to solve society’s problems!