The 2013 Australian election was held on September 7 as the Obama administration pressed for immediate, unilateral military strikes on Syria. The SEP, which ran 10 Senate candidates, was the only party to oppose the war. In the following video, voters at Meadow Heights in Melbourne, and Parramatta, Greenacre and Marrickville in Sydney speak out against a US attack on Syria.
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