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| Founded | 2001 |
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| https://socialist-alliance.org | |
 Twitter | @https://twitter.com/socialistallnce |
 YouTube channel | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4AmNKHRl5VWnVjj-GeC9Iw |
 Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/SocialistAlliance |
 Instagram | @https://www.instagram.com/socialistallianceoz |
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Socialist Alliance is a political party in Australia advocating for socialist and progressive policies. Committed to social justice, environmental sustainability, and working-class representation, the party operates as a broad left-wing coalition encompassing various socialist and activist groups. With a presence in electoral processes, the Socialist Alliance seeks to address inequality, resist capitalist exploitation, and advance the interests of the working class.
Elections
The Socialist Alliance, as a recognized political party actively engaging in electoral processes, has a secured three local council positions: Sarah Hathway represents the City of Greater Geelong in Victoria, Sue Bolton serves in Merri-bek, Melbourne, Victoria, and Rob Pyne holds a position in Cairns, Queensland.[1]
Policy
Taxation
Socialist Aliiance's proposed taxation policy advocates for a comprehensive overhaul of Australia's tax system, emphasizing fairness and progressive taxation. Key measures include the elimination of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), the establishment of a steeply progressive income tax system, and a notable increase in the top marginal tax rate to 70% for incomes exceeding $200,000. To prevent "bracket creep," the policy suggests indexing tax brackets to inflation. Other proposals involve repealing tax cuts for the affluent, introducing a wealth tax for the super-rich, and implementing an immediate rise in the company tax rate to 49%, accompanied by an additional super-profits tax. The plan prioritizes tax compliance by removing loopholes and enhancing resources for the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). Further changes include ending negative gearing tax breaks, discontinuing public subsidies to corporations, and abolishing the Medicare levy in favor of funding a universal health system from general revenue. Overall, the policy aims to create a fairer and more sustainable tax framework in Australia.[2]
Public ownership
The Socialist Alliance policy on public ownership advocates for the nationalization of key industries, including mines, banks, and energy companies, placing them under community and workers' control. It strongly opposes and aims to reverse the privatization of public assets and services. Additionally, the policy supports government assistance in the establishment and sustenance of worker cooperatives, emphasizing a commitment to a more collectively owned and managed economic landscape.[3]
Climate
Their climate policy proposes a strategic transition to 100% renewable energy within 5-10 years through public investment and emission reduction targets. It advocates for bringing power industries under public ownership and democratic control, along with a commitment to phasing out fossil fuels, including a ban on new coal or gas projects such as Adani, and prohibiting fracking and unconventional gas mining. The policy ensures job security and no loss in pay for workers in fossil fuel industries while ending all subsidies for fossil fuels. It extends asylum for climate refugees and those displaced by climate change, bans logging in old-growth forests, and initiates urgent programs for reforestation, sustainable farming, and biodiversity protection. Indigenous rangers play a key role in leading these efforts, which also include enforcing the rehabilitation of mine sites by companies. The policy establishes a national heat health strategy and categorically rejects nuclear energy, nuclear weapons, and uranium mining.[4]
References
- ↑ “Socialist Alliance is a registered political party and participates in elections. We have three elected local councillors — Sarah Hathway in the City of Greater Geelong (Victoria), Sue Bolton in Merri-bek (Melbourne, Victoria) and Rob Pyne in Cairns (Queensland).”
"About Socialist Alliance". Socialist Alliance. Archived from the original on 2024-01-23. Retrieved 2024-01-23. - ↑ “Scrap the GST
For a steeply progressive tax system where people with incomes less than the median wage pay less tax while top tax marginal tax rate is increased to 70% for incomes over $200,000
Stop “bracket creep”: index tax brackets including the tax free threshold for inflation
Repeal the “stage 3 tax cuts” for the rich
Introduce a wealth tax for the super rich
An immediate rise in company tax to 49%; establish an additional super-profits tax
Make big companies pay tax: remove tax loopholes and expand ATO compliance resources
Remove all negative gearing tax breaks on investment properties
End the billions in public subsidies to mining corporations banks and energy companies
Abolish the Medicare levy and pay for a free universal health system out of general revenue”
"Socialist Alliance policy platform". Socialist Alliance. Archived from the original on 2024-01-23. Retrieved 2024-01-23. - ↑ “Nationalise the mines, banks and energy companies, under community and workers’ control
Oppose and reverse the privatisation of public assets and services
Government assistance for the formation and maintenance of worker cooperatives”
"Socialist Alliance policy platform". Socialist Alliance. Archived from the original on 2024-01-23. Retrieved 2024-01-23. - ↑ “A planned shift to 100% renewable energy within 5-10 years via public investment and emission reduction targets
Bring the power industries under public ownership and democratic control
Phase out fossil fuels: no new coal or gas projects, including Adani; ban fracking and unconventional gas mining
Guaranteed jobs with no loss in pay for workers in fossil fuel industries
End all fossil fuels subsidies
Asylum for climate refugees and those displaced by climate change
Ban the logging of old-growth forests
Begin an urgent program of reforestation, sustainable farming and biodiversity protection
Employ Indigenous rangers to lead the urgent program of reforestation, cultural burning, biodiversity protection and sustainable farming projects
Enforce the rehabilitation of mine sites by companies
Institute a national heat health strategy
No nuclear energy, no nuclear weapons and no uranium mining”
"Socialist Alliance policy platform". Socialist Alliance. Archived from the original on 2024-01-23. Retrieved 2024-01-23.