Social spending not war spending – that was the unified message from a collective of organisations who rallied outside the ALP national conference here in Adelaide.
The campaigners are concerned about the rising commitment to military spending including $33 million per day for 30 years pledged to AUKUS.
Amid Australia’s rising rents, widening social disparity growing cost-of-living pressures, the group urge Labor for reform. Independent foreign policy, scraping AUKUS, climate action and ending poverty are just a few of their calls.
The Wire attend was on the ground at Saturday’s event.
Produced By: Emma Wotzke
Featured in this story: Aislinn Bradshaw – advocate and lived experience of disability, Melanie Selwood – South Australian Greens Member of the Legislative Council, Samantha Skinner – Antipoverty Network SA, and Vox Pops
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