WA TLC attempts to close 'workers' embassy'PERTH — November 5 was Guy Fawkes Day, named after the man who was executed in 1606 for attempting to detonate a bomb under the British parliament. A ball on
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PERTH — According to an Equal Opportunity Tribunal (EOT) decision on July 25, the eviction of the Aboriginal Martin family by WA state housing agency "Homeswest" was not a case of racial victimisation. A look at the facts
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WA parliamentary gallery occupiedPERTH — For a few hours on the night of April 15, parliament for once reflected its title as "the house of the people", when 120 trade unionists armed with banners, balloons and their
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PERTH — "The Court government's attempt to rush through a 'third wave' of attacks on industrial relations before they lose control of the upper house on May 22 shows its complete contempt for WA workers. They have no
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Port Hedland strike endsPERTH — Workers at the $1.5 billion BHP iron ore processing plant in Port Hedland have tentatively agreed to return to work following a combined union meeting on January 29. In a charged atmosphere,
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Students activating the education campaignPERTH — In an effort to strengthen the education campaign and establish a more representative student guild, a range of education, environment and feminist activists will be
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FREMANTLE — July 26 marked the fifth anniversary of the Kirkis shipping disaster. The Kirkis, an unseaworthy ship not inspected by unions, broke up off the WA coast, spilling 20,000 tonnes of oil into the Indian Ocean. To mark
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PERTH — Who is Resistance and what are they doing out west? Looking at the media coverage last year starts to give a (distorted) idea. According to Channel 9 news, Resistance was infiltrating Perth high
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CEPU elections in WAPERTH — A group of left unionists is campaigning for election in the WA electrical division of the CEPU (Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union). Vince George, Owen Wood and Ken