We need a force in parliament that genuinely fights for the most vulnerable in our society.
Hi, I'm Daire, I'm a proud delegate for the Retail and Fast Food Workers Union (RAFFWU), and I'm running as the Victorian Socialists candidate for Melton in this year's state election.
My family has been based in Melton since we moved to Australia over a decade ago, and we have seen how taken for granted the western suburbs have been by successive Labor governments.
Transport infrastructure has seriously lagged. V/Line are packed like sardines in peak hour as we are still waiting for electrified trains that were promised eight years ago. Melton station is significantly under resourced for the number of people coming through.
Melbourne’s outer west has seen a huge increase in population, but the local health services have not kept pace, with the Melton Hospital still three years away.
In the middle of a cost of living crisis, facing a summer that is set to be among the hottest on record, and a potentially worse bushfire season than 2019, it is critically important to commit to a publicly owned and controlled renewable energy transition.
In my sustainable energy engineering studies at university, I realised that a ‘green’ capitalism won’t reduce our energy bills, or stop the climate crisis. The big energy retailers at Origin, AGL, and Energy Australia are price gouging consumers and raking in obscene profits based on coal and gas extraction, while the rest of us are struggling to cover bills and groceries.
Labor can't claim to represent workers after Ben Carroll attempted to shut down RAFFWU earlier this year, and offered public school teachers and doctors new pay deals that still leave workers worse off.
A socialist vote in this election will send a message to Labor, Liberals, and One Nation that can’t be ignored. The right has nothing to offer but cuts to essential services and racist, misogynistic rhetoric that fuelled the riots at Hannah Watts Park 10 years ago. We need a force in parliament that genuinely fights for the most vulnerable in our society.
Victoria has the resources to provide a good life for all, so vote for a movement that will use them to put the wellbeing of people and the planet first instead of lining the pockets of billionaires, banks and big corporations.