Elections

A protest at Sydney Town Hall Square heard civil and social movement leaders condemn NSW Labor鈥檚 proposed new laws banning protests near places of worship. Jim McIlroy reports.

Socialist Alliance in Western Australia will run activist candidates in the federal seat of Fremantle and the Senate on a 鈥淧eople before Profit鈥 platform. Janet Parker reports.

罢丑别听惭耻谤诲辞肠丑-辞飞苍别诲 Geelong Advertiser described Sarah Hathway as 鈥渄ivisive鈥, reflecting her track record of standing up against corporate greed, which people expect of their local representative. Angela Carr reports.

Socialist Alliance preselected Rachel Evans to contest the seat of Sydney and a state-wide meeting on February 8 preselected Peter Boyle and Andrew Chuter for the NSW Senate. Jim McIlroy reports.

The major parties have moved to entrench a system of unfairly distributed electoral funding and corporate donations to pay for their manipulative misinformation campaigns. Peter Boyle reports.

The results of the byelections in the Victorian electorates of Werribee and Prahran suggest disillusion with the major parties is growing. Jacob Andrewartha reports.

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton鈥檚 signature economic policy for the federal election is a tax break for small businesses to claim a free lunch (or two). Josh Adams reports.

Socialist Alliance senate candidate Jonathan Strauss tells the 91自拍论坛 Show about his thoughts about the coming election.

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Sue Bolton

Sue Bolton said her 12-year experience as a Merri-bek councillor means that she has what it takes to wage a fight with the community for outcomes that they want. Jacob Andrewartha reports.

Nicolas Maduro and protesters

Incumbent president Nicol谩s Maduro was sworn in for a third term on January 10, following Venezuela鈥檚 disputed July 28 elections, reports Federico Fuentes.

Lidia Thorpe

Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe told Isaac Nellist and Chloe DS that the major parties are in a 鈥渞ace to the bottom鈥 on policy for First Nations peoples and that Labor has 鈥渄elivered nothing鈥.