Former union leader heads Socialist Alliance election ticket

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• Socialist Alliance has named three candidates for the Western Victoria upper house region at the November state election. Former Geelong Trades Hall secretary Tim Gooden will lead the ticket, joined by Sue Bull and Ross Smith, who both have union backgrounds.
• The party is making public housing its main campaign issue, and is also seeking a moratorium on data centres over concerns about water and electricity use. Gooden said housing insecurity is a major concern across the Geelong region.
• All five Western Victoria upper house seats will be contested on Saturday 28 November.