Socialist Equality Party Workers' Party (1933–1972) Socialist Labour League (1972–2010) | |
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| National Secretary | Cheryl Crisp |
| Assistant Secretary | Max Boddy |
| Founded | 2010[a] |
| Headquarters | Strawberry Hills, New South Wales, Australia |
| Newspaper | World Socialist Web Site |
| Youth wing | IYSSE |
| Membership (2021) | 700 |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Far-left |
| International affiliation | ICFI |
| House of Representatives | 0 / 151 |
| Senate | 0 / 76 |
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| Socialism in Australia |
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The Socialist Equality Party (SEP) is an unregistered Trotskyist political party in Australia. The SEP was established in 2010 as the successor party to the Socialist Labour League, which was founded in 1972 as the Australian section of the International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI).
According to its 2019 election statement, the party opposes identity politics and the Me Too movement,[2] stating that identity politics “is aimed at splitting the working class and obscuring the fact that in capitalist society the fundamental divide is that of class—between the working class and its exploiters, i.e., those who own the means of production and finance.” Similarly they stated that the Me Too movement is: “used by the upper-middle class to enhance their privileged economic and social position.” The party also criticises contemporary trade unions,[2][3] having adopted the position that "They are no longer workers’ organisations."[4]
As of February 2022, the party is still active, though it was deregistered by the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) due to a lack of members.[5][6]
- ^ "The Historical and International Foundations of the Socialist Equality Party, Part 4". World Socialist Web Site. 3 March 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Support the Socialist Equality Party in the 2019 Australian Federal Election | Socialist Equality Party (Australia)". Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ Henriques-Gomes, Luke (10 May 2019). "Australian election 2019: how to avoid voting for a terrible micro party in the Senate". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ "The Historical and International Foundations of the Socialist Equality Party (Australia)—Part 10". 10 March 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ^ "Notice of deregistration Socialist Equality Party" (PDF). aec.gov.au. Australian Electoral Commission (AEC). 23 February 2022.
- ^ "NOTICE OF DECISION ON PARTY REGISTRATION DEREGISTERING A POLITICAL PARTY AND REMOVAL FROM THE REGISTER OF POLITICAL PARTIES SOCIALIST EQUALITY PARTY" (PDF). aec.gov.au. Australian Electoral Commission (AEC).
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