Socialist Party News

On the 23rd February 2016 the Socialist Party received a letter of resignation from 10 former members which accused the party of having covered up the abuse of a comrade. We rejected this accusation and replied in a statement of the 24th February. This reply can be found here: We […]

It has been said before that we have a stark choice – between either socialism or barbarism. We either have a society organised and run in the interests of all, for the benefit of all, to fulfil human needs and to end exploitation; or we have a society with an […]

The Socialist Party received a letter of resignation on 23rd February 2016, signed by fourteen people. While all those who signed the letter are known to us, at least four were not formally members of the party as they had either previously let their memberships’ lapse, or they had never […]

My decision to join the Socialist Party started in May 2014. I was watching Joe Hockey read out one of the cruellest budgets I could remember in his expensive suit with that horrible smirk across his face telling the nation that Australia’s most vulnerable were all a bunch of ‘leaners’ […]

Three new members explain why they joined the Socialist Party I have identified as a socialist for a while without really doing anything about my political views. Although being raised to recognise injustice when I was confronted by it, the most politically active people I knew growing up, were those […]

Socialism 2014, an activist day school organised by the Socialist Party, will be held at the Fitzroy Town Hall in Melbourne on October 4. By Socialist Party reporters The theme of this year’s event is ‘Beating back big business rule’. The first session will be a discussion about the strategy […]

In late July the Socialist Party held its annual National Conference in Melbourne. The 2014 Conference marked 29 years since the founding of the Socialist Party in Australia. By Socialist Party reporters The Conference opened with a session on the world situation featuring Kevin McLoughlin from the Socialist Party in […]

Growing up I never really understood politics. I always had a vague sense of what I thought was ‘right’, and would feel upset when hearing about the oppression of others, but it wasn’t until studying social sciences at uni that it all fell into place. I began to understand the […]

I joined the Socialist Party after being inspired by the ideals that the party advocates. Under the current Coalition government, the flaws of the capitalist system are even further exaggerated. Increased economic advantages are given to the wealthy whilst all the heavy lifting of the country is done by the […]

The Socialist Party will hold its 2014 National Conference in the Melbourne CBD on July 11, 12 & 13. The National Conference is the highest decision making body of the party and the most important meeting we hold all year. The conference is open to all financial members as well […]