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Louisa Bassini

Candidate for Northern Metropolitan

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With decent housing out of reach for so many and a total failure by leaders to address climate destruction, change has never been more necessary.

Hello, I’m Louisa. I’m running in this year’s state election as a candidate with Victorian Socialists because I believe we deserve to live in a more equal and fair society than the one we do.

With decent housing out of reach for so many and a total failure by leaders to address climate destruction, change has never been more necessary.

I’m a Brunswick local and have lived in the area for all of my adult life. I’m a community lawyer, housing activist and a member of the Australian Services Union.

For me, well-funded healthcare, education and decent housing should easily achieved in a state as rich as ours. Instead, ordinary people struggle to make ends meet and spend time with their families, while the profits of the rich rack up and racism is used to divide us.

Politicians at all levels of government are in the pockets of big business, and have grown increasingly out of touch with the people they’re supposed to represent. I want to help turn this situation around – to fight for real solutions to the housing and cost of living crises, and ensure that the environment is sustainable for generations to come.

I’ve been a community activist for many years. I’ve been involved in campaigns against racism, for housing rights and for action on climate change. In recent times, I’ve campaigned in solidarity with the people of Palestine and against Israel’s war in Gaza.

If elected in November, I’ll be a principled fighter for the better world that we need and deserve.

If elected as a Victorian Socialists MP in the Northern Metro region I will fight for you.

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