Socialist Alternative (SALT) grew to be the largest Left organisation in Australia from the mid-2000s. This occurred as a result of the decline of the Democratic Socialist Party (DSP) and its liquidation into Socialist Alliance which is now many times smaller and weaker than the DSP was at its peak in the early-2000s.
Websites
Newspaper of the Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP)
Direct Action was the paper of the Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP). At its final congress on 28 March 2013, the RSP voted unanimously to merge with Socialist Alternative. Several former RSP members subsequently left and went on to form Red Spark. The website remains as a historical archive only.
Historical archive of the Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP)
At its final congress on 28 March 2013, the RSP voted unanimously to merge with Socialist Alternative. Several former RSP members subsequently left and went on to form the Red Spark. This website remains as a historical archive only.
Information on the political struggle of the Leninist Party Faction (LPF)
This site contains information on the political struggle of the Leninist Party Faction (LPF) as a faction of the Democratic Socialist Perspective (formerly the Democratic Socialist Party, DSP).
Archives
Talks, lectures, workshops and discussions 1985-2012
Doug Lorimer was a revolutionary for 42 years, a leader of the Socialist Workers Party, which became the DSP, and more recently the RSP. Doug Lorimer passed away on 21 July 2013. This website contains a compilation of his political writings from 1985-2012.
Articles, talks, workshops and discussions 1989-2015
John Percy, veteran socialist, died on August 19, 2015 in Sydney, aged 69. He was a co-founder of the revolutionary youth organisation Resistance and the Socialist Workers Party, later the Democratic Socialist Party.
PDFs for study and education
A collection of educational material on Australian politics, capitalism and imperialism, Latin America, the climate, feminism, Marxist theory and more in PDF format that can be downloaded free of charge.
Contemporary Articles
Red Spark – December 4, 2025
Red Spark — September 6, 2025
The United States is in desperate economic and military “competition” with China and has lost a lot of ground fast but is it losing its grip?
Red Spark – July 25, 2025
The following article is based on selected excerpts from Building Red Spark in 2025, a report adopted by the Red Spark national conference held in June, 2025.