Socialist_Equality_Party_(Australia)
Socialist Equality Party (Australia)
Trotskyist political party
The Socialist Equality Party (SEP) is an unregistered Trotskyist political party in Australia. The SEP was established in 2010 as the successor party to the Socialist Labour League, which was founded in 1972 as the Australian section of the International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI).
According to its 2019 election statement, the party opposes identity politics and the Me Too movement,[2] stating that identity politics “is aimed at splitting the working class and obscuring the fact that in capitalist society the fundamental divide is that of class—between the working class and its exploiters, i.e., those who own the means of production and finance.” Similarly they stated that the Me Too movement is: “used by the upper-middle class to enhance their privileged economic and social position.” The party also criticises contemporary trade unions,[2][3] having adopted the position that "They are no longer workers’ organisations."[4]
As of February 2022, the party is still active, though it was deregistered by the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) due to a lack of members.[5][6]