SA Socialists

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SA Socialists
Founded2025
Ideology Socialism [1]
Political position Left-wing [1]
National affiliation Victorian Socialists
Website
www.sasocialists.org.au

SA Socialists is a political party in South Australia. Registered in 2025, it is a socialist party, established as a result of the national expansion of Victorian Socialists. It is left-wing, and positions itself to the left of the South Australian Labor Party.

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Foundation and 2026 state election

Following the 2025 Australian federal election, the Victorian Socialists party announced on 13 May that they intended to establish socialist political parties in the other seven states and territories of Australia, including in South Australia. [2] [3] SA Socialists applied for registration with the Electoral Commission of South Australia in September 2025. [4] The party was registered on 23 October 2025. [5] [1]

Upon SA Socialists' registration, interim party secretary Tom Gilchrist said that SA Socialists would select candidates to run at the 2026 state election at a November conference, focusing on working-class seats held by the Labor Party. [1] Ahmed Azhar, a member of the party and a pro-Palestinian activist, announced in January 2026 that he would contest the seat of Croydon, currently held by Premier Peter Malinauskas, as an independent candidate. [6] [7]

Policies

In October 2025, Gilchrist stated that SA Socialists would campaign on issues relating to wealth inequality. [1] He said that the party intended to provide an alternative to the left of Labor, and focus on issues relating to housing and healthcare, adding "I think there's an importance for a left party that can put forward radical anti-capitalist solutions to these problems". [1] Azhar has stated his support for a rent freeze and the construction of new public housing. [6] [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Simmons, David (24 October 2025). "SA's newest political party launches". InDaily . Archived from the original on 20 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "Victorian Socialists to expand Australia-wide". Victorian Socialists. 13 May 2025. Archived from the original on 20 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  3. ↑ Ianella, Antimo (13 May 2025). "Rental advocate Jordan van den Lamb to bring Victorian Socialists party to South Australia". The Advertiser . Archived from the original on 20 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  4. ↑ "Registration of Political Parties | Notices 11 September 2025". Electoral Commission of South Australia . 11 September 2025. Archived from the original on 20 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  5. ↑ "Register of political parties". Electoral Commission of South Australia. Archived from the original on 20 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  6. 1 2 Simmons, David (19 January 2026). "Pro-Palestine activist to take on Mali in Croydon state election". InDaily . Archived from the original on 20 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  7. 1 2 "MEDIA RELEASE: Local Renter, Ahmed Azhar, Takes on the Premier in Croydon" (Press release). SA Socialists. 19 January 2026. Archived from the original on 20 January 2026.
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