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 Another world is possible. 
We need to fight for it. 

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WHAT WE STAND FOR

Capitalism is destroying the planet.

It is a system built on exploitation and oppression.

Billionaires exist only at the expense of poor and working class people. The wealthy and their politicians in the major parties take more and more from us to line their own pockets.​​ They are a wealthy minority who create war, poverty and climate destruction.

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Return of the beast

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Thirty years of failure on climate: How did it come to this?

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Israel’s war on Lebanon: ‘a mortal threat to the whole region’

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Australia and the drive to war with China

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The militarisation of Victoria Police under Labor

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Labor’s budget fills pockets of the rich, crumbs for workers

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EVENTS

IN YOUR CITY

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ON YOUR CAMPUS

Students have played a critical role in every major social struggle of the last 100 years. We want to continue that tradition. Drop us a line to find out if we're on your campus and how to get involved.

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AT WORK & IN YOUR UNION

Conditions for workers in Australia are at a historic low. Union leaderships are hopelessly devoted to the Labor Party and status quo. The need for militant union activism has never be greater - be part of it.

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OUR CAMPAIGNS

We're part of progressive campaigns in cities across the country. If you've been to a left-wing protest lately, we probably had something to do with making it happen.

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Our goal is to overthrow capitalism, while organising to fight against oppression in the here and now.

We’re trying to put together the basis for a revival of the revolutionary working-class socialist movement.

We organise street protests and trade union campaigns, study groups on socialist theory, and public forums.

PUBLICATIONS

SOCIALISM

A system in which society is democratically controlled by the working class. Only socialism can rid the world of poverty and inequality, stop imperialist wars, end oppression and exploitation, save the environment from destruction and provide the conditions for the full realisation of human creative potential.

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Socialism has the answers

Luca Tavan

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What would be different about a socialist economy?

Ben Hillier

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What is socialism?

Rick Kuhn

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REVOLUTION

Socialism cannot be won by reform of the current system or by taking over the existing state. Only the revolutionary overthrow of the existing order and the smashing of the capitalist state apparatus can defeat the capitalist class and permanently end its rule.

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We need a revolution to put an end to today’s wars

Jasmine Duff

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Revolution is the heart of socialism

Sarah Garnham

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Could there be a revolution in Australia?

Ben Hillier

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CLASS STRUGGLE

The emancipation of the working class must be the act of the working class itself. Socialism cannot come about by the actions of a minority. The struggle for socialism is the struggle of the great mass of workers to control their lives and their society, what Marx called “a movement of the immense majority in the interests of the immense majority”.

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What is social class?

Danica Rachel

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Australia’s modern working class

Eleanor Morley

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Does the Australian working class have the power to change society?

Tom Bramble

Marxist Left Review

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ORGANISATION

For workers to be won to the need for revolution, and for the working class to be organisationally and politically cohered into a force capable of defeating the centralised might of the capitalist state, a revolutionary party is necessary. Laying the basis for such a party is the key strategic task for socialists in Australia today.

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Why be a socialist today?

James Plested

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We need a party to win revolutions, not elections

D. Taylor

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What’s the point of being politically organised?

Editors

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MARXISM CONFERENCE 2025

EASTER WEEKEND
17 APRIL — 20 APRIL, 2025
MELBOURNE (VENUE TBA)

Hear hidden stories of crisis and revolt. Examine controversies and wrangle with rival theories. Discuss the best way forward. Each session will have time for comment and debate.

As Australia’s biggest annual anti-capitalist gathering, the Marxism Conference is an essential opportunity for the socialist left to learn, discuss and organise.

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PROGRAM NOW LIVE

With over 100 sessions across 3 days, Marxism Conference 2025 has something for anyone interested in challenging the system.

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Socialist Alternative organises in cities across the country. We host public meetings, conferences, Marxism discussion groups and organise and take part in progressive protests.

Follow your city's Socialist Alternative social media pages to stay up to date with what's going on near you.

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RED FLAG NEWSPAPER

We support Red Flag, an anticapitalist voice in Australia's right-wing, Murdoch-dominated media landscape. We also want to provide an educational resource: we cover the hidden history of class struggle and the core concepts in Marxist theory. We raise awareness of international struggles, and we try to make a contribution to international debates on the socialist left.

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LATEST FROM RED FLAG

The MAGA tech oligarchy

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D. Taylor

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Appalling Albanese gives Dutton a clear run

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Tom Bramble

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Trump spells out plan for ethnic cleansing in Gaza

6 Feb 2025

Josh Lees

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Werribee: left to rot by Labor

6 Feb 2025

Rayan Hassan

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MARXIST LEFT REVIEW

The Marxist Left Review is a peer-reviewed theoretical journal published twice yearly by Socialist Alternative. We aim to engage with theoretical and political debates on the Australian and International left, making a rigorous yet accessible case for Marxist politics. We also seek to provide analysis of the social, political and economic dynamics shaping Australian capitalism.

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LATEST FROM MARXIST LEFT REVIEW

Editorial: Amidst a genocide, solidarity with Palestine grows

Issue 27 — Autumn 2024

Omar Hassan

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Socialist alternatives: The Portuguese Revolution

Issue 27 — Autumn 2024

Joel Geier

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Hamas: A Marxist appraisal

Issue 27 — Autumn 2024

Omar Hassan

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Palestine and the classless politics of settler colonial theory

Issue 27 — Autumn 2024

Jordan Humphreys

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MARX TALKS

Browse 700+ talks from Socialist Alternative's conferences, including Marxism Conference, Socialism Sydney and more.

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RED FLAG BOOKS

Socialist Alternative publishes, republishes and sells a wide range of books on socialist theory and history. We also run a book store in Brunswick, Victoria.

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ARCHIVES

We've archived some resources from now discontinued publications, from Socialist Alternative, the Revolutionary Socialist Party and other socialist organisations.

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