Politicians should live more like the rest of us. We’ll fight to cap MPs' wages at $96,000 (a sixth-year nurse’s wage) and end their perks.
Workers' power – Victorian Socialists
Everyone deserves well paid, secure work. We’re fighting for the right to strike, a $35 minimum wage on government-funded work, and an end to wage theft.
Victorian teachers are to be the best paid in Australia. A union rebellion helped seal the deal
Salaries will rise 28.3% to 32.4% over four years, an outcome partly shaped by a rank-and-file revolt within the Australian Education Union
How will we pay for it? – Victorian Socialists
We live in a rich state, yet resources are unevenly shared. We want to tax the wealth of the billionaires and banks. This wealth should fund essential services.
Victorian Labor
Nurses and midwives make our public hospitals tick and Labor backs them 100 per cent.
Victorian teachers vote in favour of new pay deal after long dispute
The Australian Education Union says 79 per cent of its members voted to endorse the latest pay offer from the government.
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Fix the health crisis – Victorian Socialists
Healthcare should be universal and free, not for profit. We’re fighting for fully funded public health and the expansion of free community health clinics.
Victorian Labor
A re-elected Carroll Labor Government will make it fairer and cheaper for regional Victorians to get the care they need.
A fair go for rural and regional Victoria – Victorian Socialists
Regional communities deserve the same opportunities. We want to rebuild regional transport, secure sustainable jobs, and end the exploitation of rural workers.
Jasmine Duff – Victorian Socialists
We’ve seen how Labor and the Liberals treat ordinary people, and there’s no hope in waiting for them to change. Real change always comes from the bottom up.
Why stop at $30? Greens say lets make public transport permanently free | The Australian Greens
The Victorian Greens say Labor's election promise to cap public transport fares at $30 a week for two years is an admission that Victorians are paying too much to get around, but falls well short of the permanent cost-of-living relief people need.
Young people deserve better – Victorian Socialists
Young people struggle to find secure work and decent, affordable housing. We support the right to vote at 16, full adult pay, and liveable welfare payments.
The 'rebel educator' candidates taking on Labor – Victorian Socialists
A group of teachers and education support staff - members of Victorian Socialists who, as part of the Socialists in Schools union group, have played a leading role in the rank-and-file rebellion within the AEU - will be running a targeted campaign in this November’s state election challenging eight sitting Labor MPs, including Premier and former Minister for Education Ben Carroll.
Victorian Labor
Tolls are a cost-of-living pressure on people who need to drive – and fuel prices are rising again.
Our universities are not for profit – Victorian Socialists
Higher education should run for students and staff, not for profit. We’re fighting to ensure revenue goes to secure jobs, and abolishing fees and student debt.
Another rent record, another reason to replace Labor | The Australian Greens
The Victorian Greens say new figures showing Melbourne unit rents have hit a record $600 a week prove renters cannot afford another four years of Labor, with the Greens the only party going to this election with a plan to directly cut rents.