Socialist Alliance

  • Old King Coal rules, OK?

    Coal rules. That was the message delivered last week by the new Labor government. Freshly appointed climate change minister Greg Combet began his ministership by telling the September 13 Australian: “The coal industry is a very vibrant industry with a strong future. What you've got to do is look to how we can achieve in the longer term things like carbon capture and storage for coal-fired power stations.”

  • Refugees are scapegoats for capitalist failure

    Soubhi Iskander is a Socialist Alliance Senate candidate for NSW in the 2010 federal elections. He was born in Sudan and has been a socialist for more than half a century. Despite being jailed and tortured, he remains a committed and active socialist and now is the editor of Green Left Weekly’s Arabic supplement, The Flame. Iskander is furious but not surprised at the scapegoating of refugees and recent immigrants in the current federal election campaign.

  • People Power Makes Possible: The theory and practice of social change

    • Boorloo/Perth & Walyalup/Fremantle

    It's easy to convince people that the world is in crisis, but how do we convince them that change for the better is possible? The 300,000 people who poured across the Sydney Harbour Bridge for Palestine reminds us that people can make history. Everyday people active in their communities, places of study and workplaces are the ones who make progressive change. How do we build…

  • Introduction to Socialist Alliance

    • Queensland
    • Magan-djin/Brisbane

    Intro to Socialist Alliance meeting Find out more about Socialist Alliance, and how and why you can be involved. We will be starting an Introduction to Marxism discussion series soon. This meeting would would be a good gateway into the Introduction to Marxism if you're interested in attending that as well. Online option: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85661126223?pwd=…

  • Western Sydney launch of Socialist Alliance's 2025 federal election campaign

    • Western Sydney

    Come and join us for the official Western Sydney launch of the Socialist Alliance's NSW 2025 federal election campaign. So far we have announced our NSW Senate team of Peter Boyle and Andrew Chuter and Rachel Evans as our candidate for the seat of Sydney. Meet some of the candidates, find out what we are standing on and how to maximise the progressive vote in an election in…

  • Together we will unfuck the world! Socialist Alliance election rally and fundraiser

    • Boorloo/Perth & Walyalup/Fremantle

    The world is a mess. The Labor government has given us nothing but mealy mouthed platitudes while continuing the arms trade with genocidal Israel, approval of new fossil fuel projects and protecting corporate profits during a cost of living crisis. We know that Dutton would be even worse. In a world so fraught there has never been a greater need for a real alternative. The…

  • The Crisis of Liberalism: Lessons from Trump's Election

    • Boorloo/Perth & Walyalup/Fremantle

    Come hear from Socialist Alliance speakers this Saturday about Trump's election, why it's only a symptom of a greater crisis of liberalism, and how it relates to politics here in Australia.

  • Boorloo Activist Centre Launch Party!

    • Boorloo/Perth & Walyalup/Fremantle

    Join us to celebrate the re-opening of the newly renovated Boorloo Activist Centre with an evening of food, drink and live music. The venue now has an accessible toilet and kitchen, giving it a new life as a hub for activist events and cultural dissent. All friends and supporters are welcome. Entry is $10/5. Get tickets here: https://www.trybooking.com/CVMKU

  • Introduction to Degrowth: Socialist Alliance's Vision for the Future

    • Boorloo/Perth & Walyalup/Fremantle

    Capitalism's drive towards endless growth has brought us to a point of crisis for the climate. Socialism is no longer only the cry of the oppressed, but the cry of the earth itself.  Join us to learn about the ideas of Karl Marx, Kohei Saito, John Bellamy Foster, and Jason Hickel. Together we can build a world where all our needs are met, while living within planetary…