Pat O'Shane

Socialist Alliance candidate Pat O'Shane: 'We need adequate housing for all'

Socialist Alliance candidate for Leichhardt聽Pat O'Shane discusses some of聽the critical issues in this federal election:聽housing,聽healthcare,聽education and First Nations peoples' rights.聽

Anthony Albanese says he鈥檚 鈥榤ore like John Howard鈥?

Labor opposition leader Anthony Albanese has described himself as 鈥渕ore Hawke or Howard and less Shorten鈥. Holy shit, writes Pat O'Shane.

Pat O'Shane: The Earth is our mother 鈥 we must fight for it

We do not need to become scientists to understand that some human behaviour is killing the only precious thing we need 鈥 a functioning planet, writes Pat O'Shane.

Kuku Yalanji woman Pat O鈥橲hane: 鈥業鈥檓 fired up about education, injustice and sovereignty鈥

Distinguished Kuku Yalanji woman Pat O鈥橲hane is running for Socialist Alliance in the seat of Leichhardt. A聽retired barrister and a former New South Wales magistrate, she spoke聽to Alex Bainbridge about what fires her up and why she decided to contest the聽federal election.

Aboriginal Tent Embassy marks the illegal 1788 occupation

Invasion Day in 1972, when the Tent Embassy was set up, dawned bright in New South Wales, writes Pat O'Shane.

Pat O'Shane: I鈥檓 fired up about injustice

Pat O'Shane聽argues the Morrison government's mishandling of the pandemic聽has given rise to聽a collapse of equity and justice.