[By Sue Bolton] Thanks to everyone who helped out with the Socialist Alliance campaign in the seat of Wills. It was very successful: We increased our vote, had over 140 people help out with the campaign, joined new members and at one Fawkner polling booth we got 5% of the vote — equal to the Greens! Continue reading
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Socialist Alliance election campaign launched
[By Susan Price] Socialist Alliance is standing longtime left activist Margarita Windisch in the federal seat of Wills. Our overall campaign theme is ‘People before profit; Take back the wealth’ — nationalise the banks and the mining and energy sectors to tackle our desperately urgent environmental and social problems. Continue reading
Coburg rallies for welfare rights
[By Chris Peterson] A protest to defend welfare rights and public housing was held in Coburg’s Victoria St mall on August 3. The rally called for a rise in all welfare payments to a liveable income, the restoration of the sole parents pension, an end to welfare quarantining and public housing for all who need it. Continue reading
Protest shames banksters
[By Chris Peterson] Australia’s four biggest banks — the Commonwealth Bank, ANZ, NAB and Westpac — dubbed the “banksters”, were condemned for crimes against people and the environment during a protest in Coburg’s Victoria St mall on June 29. Protesters marched to each bank, cordoned of the entrance to create a symbolic crime scene and read out a charge sheet. Continue reading