Nikki Ulasowski

  • WA socialists to build anti-war movement

    PERTH — Around 60 members and supporters of the Socialist Alliance attended the organisation's WA conference on October 12. A variety of workshops and plenary sessions were held, discussing topics such as fighting governments'

  • Perth to protest Bush visit

    PERTH — At its meeting on September 18 the Perth No War Alliance decided to change its planned October 25 protest, in order to hold a protest coinciding with the visit to Australia of US President George Bush. The new

  • Anti-war activists prepare for October 25

    PERTH — An October 25 "End the occupation of Iraq" rally has been planned as the main focus of anti-war activists here. A mass anti-war march on Perth, initiated by the Perth No War Alliance, will coincide with rallies planned

  • New WA peace network meets

    PERTH — In May, a split occurred in the Perth NOWaR Alliance, the main city-wide anti-war organising body. Since then those who left the NOWaR Alliance have built towards the formation of a WA Peace Network. The first "public"

  • NoWar Alliance tours Palestine delegate

    PERTH — Ali Kazak, the head of the Palestinian delegation to Australia, spoke to over 200 people during his recent visit to Western Australia. Organised by the NoWar Alliance, the tour enabled Kazak to explain firsthand the

  • Protests continue despite police attacks

    PERTH — Students have been undeterred by the increased police attacks on anti-war protesters, vowing to demonstrate again on April 4. There have been many reports of police assaulting students and other demonstrators in

  • 2000 rally in Perth

    On March 19, 2000 people attended an emergency anti-war protest called on four hours notice. Anti-war sympathisers employed by the Perth City Council organised access to electrical power for the protest, and a

  • 20,000 rally in Perth

    PERTH — More than 20,000 people crammed in Forest Place in the CBD on February 15 for an anti-war rally organised by the NOWaR Alliance. Contingents from Fremantle and Midland arrived on "peace trains". From Fremantle, three

  • WA unions take strong anti-war stand

    PERTH — Unions WA affiliates met on February 4 to discuss the Western Australian union movement’s reaction to the looming war on Iraq. The meeting unanimously adopted a strong anti-war position and decided to encourage

  • 15,000 rally to save Ningaloo Reef

    PERTH — Fremantle streets were filled with protesters on December 1 as 15,000 people mobilised to oppose the proposed development of a marina resort at the fragile and unique Ningaloo Reef, in north-west WA. Speakers

  • CFMEU leader quits ALP

    PERTH — “I've been knocked off by the Tories, I've been knocked off by stinking grubby builders, I've been knocked off by the [building industry] task force, but it was a bit hard to cop getting knocked off by the Labor

  • Refugees' rights protests planned

    Plans for large protests on June 22-23 to "welcome refugees and end mandatory detention" are well underway in cities across Australia. Rallies and marches are already being planned for the weekend, which falls within World