Steve O’Brien, a lifelong peace activist, trade unionist and socialist, is the Socialist Alliance candidate for the by-election for Newcastle lord mayor. Maureen Frances reports.
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Northern Territory Labor has won back the progressive seat of Nightcliff. Suzanne James reports it is under pressure to support the push for a voluntary assisted dying law in the NT.
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After winning two stomping majorities in a row, Victorian Labor’s winning streak may be in danger, as opinion polls show both major parties are on the nose. Jack Stickney reports.
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Socialist Alliance is running Anne McMenamin as an independent for the seat of Port Adelaide in the South Australian elections. Markela Panegyres reports.
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US socialist Malik Miah pays tribute to Jesse Jackson, reflecting on the progress and retreat of civil rights in the United States.
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While opinion polls show Pauline Hanson’s One Nation ahead of the Coalition, how substantial or transient this is remains a political question, argues Alex Bainbridge.
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More than 500 people attended the launch for the United Workers Union Members First ticket, indicating enthusiasm for the union to take a new direction. Jacob Andrewartha reports.
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Socialist Alliance has decided to run in all four of Djilang/Geelong’s lower house seats in the Victorian elections. Sue Bull reports.
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Oxfam’s latest global inequality report shows how growing global inequality is a direct threat to our democratic rights, writes Jacob Andrewartha.
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Zack Polanski was elected the new leader of the Green Party of England and Wales last year. Former Greens leader Derek Wall looks at the impact Polanski is having on the party’s political message and popularity.
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Socialist Alliance expresses its solidarity with the students, workers, shopkeepers, young people, women and all Iranians resisting a brutal and authoritarian regime.
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Discussion at the Socialist Alliance’s 20th National Conference was shaped by world events, including Israel’s continuing genocide in Gaza and Donald Trump’s attack on Venezuela. Sam Wainwright reports.