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CITATION PARTIES (over 100)
Democratic Socialist Party: According to a recent organisational
document 360. Formerly the Socialist Workers Party, it was part of
the USFI, but left in 1986, and has formed a mini-international
network around its journal LINKS. Formerly trotskyist. It now addopts
elements of stalinism and sees Castro's state as a 'non-stalinist
workers state'. Currently proposes to dissolve itself into the
Socialist Alliance. They have a large well-organised youth group and
australias finest weekly socialist newspaper.
International Socialist Organisation: 208 (according to a Socialist
Alternative document). Affiliated to the IST. It is in the Socialist
Alliance, but has suffered from factional troubles from its move away
from a sectarian opposition to electoral politics. Has a fortnightly
paper. And opposes the DSP liquidation proposal.
Socialist Alternative: around 120 members. Left-dissident ISO faction
expelled in 1995. Outside the IST, but is talking with the US ISO, NZ
ISO, Greek SWP and others to form a new IST. Mainly active in
Melbourne and Sydney, they created a controversy in the last few
weeks when they burned an Australian flag in an anti-war protest at
Melbourne UNI. They have no official youth section, though they have
recruited quite a lot with their 'red bloc' recently. They produce
high quality monthly or bi-monthly magazine "Socialist Alternative".
Socialist Party: around 100 members. Affiliated to the CWI.
Originally Militant, it worked in the ALP until 1992. Since leaving
the ALP it has been in the leadership of the Richmond SC occupation
of 1993, Save Albert Park, and the recent Woomera protests, and were
instrumental in gettingf the CFMEU to march on s11 protests in 2000.
Mainly active in Melbourne, but growing in Perth, Ballarat and
Newcastle.
Micro-Groups: (less than 20)
Workers Power: expatriat new zealanders who moved to Australia after
a faction fight in NZ section. Very few members not born in NZ. In
the Socialist Alliance, their position on the DSP proposal is
indeterminate. though they may follow ISO. Only in Melbourne.
Workers League: small group of LIT supporters. Active in the
Socialist Alliance in Sydney.
Spartacist League: Produces Australias most sectarian paper,
"Äustralasian Spartacist". And produces occasional shit sheets about
how counter-revolutionary other groups are, based on exagerations.
Socialist Equality Party: Prints sheets from the World Socialist Web
Site. Once had 500 members, and a bi-weekly paper which sold 4000
copies every week (the DSP at this time sell only around 2500 every
week, just to give you a clue about how large). Has a small number of
members and occasionaly stands in elections in NSW and Victoria.
Though they have not stood since 1999 NSW election.
Socialist Appeal/Marxist Labor: group of ex-SP members who split from
the Militant on an ultraleft perspective originally. They then moved
far to the right and rejoined the ALP, and are rearely seen outside.
They have members in Melbourne, Sydney and Perth, but less than 8.
Socialist Democracy: group of USFI supporters who left the SWP.
Joined the Militant, left to join the PLP, left the PLP, joined the
Socialist Alliance. They are mainly academics.[/quote]
Source:
http://archives.econ.utah.edu/archives/mar...17/msg00244.htm