This week, I found out the Victorian Socialists, spearheaded by Jordan Van Den Lamb (aka Purple Pingers), have made it to the sunshine state.
Yayyyyy!
As they launch their campaign to build an official political party in Queensland, like the one they have down south, I have joined with gusto.
I mean, founding members like me pay only $10 a year, which I can actually afford omg.
But I also genuinely think they are so cool, no sarcasm, just a desperate Millennial finding hope in fighting back against the establishment in this, Australia’s version of late stage capitalism. 😎
Some inspiring words from Rebecca, one of their organisers, are below in quotes.
The rest is my own commentary and praise of their efforts. 👏👏🤩
check out the Queensland Socialists on insta
Why Queensland Socialists?
They say – and I agree! – that:
“Queensland desperately needs a political force that stands up to the powerful, and stands with the people who are fighting back.”
The greater Brisbane region has been dubbed the homelessness capital of Australia, and it’s for the worst of reasons:
Soaring rents…
Climbing house prices where no first home buyer has a chance anymore…
Renter’s “rights” that give you just a hint of hope, before you get to the Queensland tribunal – which is run by rich white men who are actually, surprise surprise, landlords…
Oh, and luxury skyscraper apartment blocks popping up so often that they started calling us the City of Cranes, but you can’t afford to live there unless there’s 6 people sharing a 2-bedroom… 🏗️
And all of that nonsense, which is easily avoidable by changing policy, has tragically pushed many people and their families into housing stress.
Tent cities have popped up all across South East Queensland.
But that’s not enough for the fat cats in Queensland parliament. No, in 2025, the city councils of Moreton Bay and Brisbane have “coordinated with the police to forcibly” – and in my opinion illegally – evicted residents of the tent cities in Moreton Bay and in Brisbane’s Musgrave Park.
Rebecca of the Socialists says, “Since taking office in 2024, the Crisafulli LNP government has initiated a crackdown on government spending, whilst pledging $3.8 billion to construct an Olympic stadium over public green space at Victoria Park. They have put forward a government wages policy behind inflation for Queensland’s public servants, threatening to further drive back living conditions for nurses, teachers and paramedics.”
TJ Withers 