ELECTION 2004: An alternative is needed which will:
1 Defend and extend Medicare as a public health system with universal bulk billing 2 Support trade union and workers' rights 3 Take Australia out of the warmongering alliance with the USA 4 Fully fund public education 5 Provide for the environment and sustainability 6 Maintain Australia's sovereignty and independence 7 Develop friendly and peaceful relations with other nations 8 Recognise the rights of Indigenous Australians 9 Scrap the Free Trade Agreement with the US 10 Reverse the privatisation of publicly-owned assets and services On October 9, the CPA recommends a vote for left and progressive candidates who put people before profits, who value the public sector and the welfare system.