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The system has failed Elijah, and all indigenous people
In August, thousands of people took to the streets to protest the unjust verdict handed down to the killer of indigenous teenager Elijah Doughty. …
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The Suicide Shift
Fly-In-Fly-Out (FIFO) workers who work on Australia’s giant gas, oil and mining projects commonly refer to the four weeks on, one week off, roster …
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Building an alternative to Hanson’s racism
Support has risen around Australia for the racist right-wing party One Nation. One Nation pose as an anti-establishment party, and they attract a protest …
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WA election: Landslide loss for the Liberals
The Barnett led Liberal Party were pummelled at the recent Western Australian state election, suffering a massive 16% swing against them. The results of …
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Ms Dhu’s death could have been prevented
In mid-December, coroner Ros Fogliani handed down her findings of the inquest into the death in custody of the 22-year-old Yamatji woman Ms Dhu. …
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Kalgoorlie: Racist system fails indigenous people
In late August a 14-year-old indigenous boy called Elijah Doughty was killed when the motorbike he was riding was struck from behind by a …
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Perth mosque attacked
A mosque and Islamic college in the south eastern suburbs of Perth were targeted in a religiously motivated attack in late June. A car …
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WA: Economic woes continue
The Barnett government in Western Australia delivered its budget last month. A deficit of $3.9 billion is forecast by the end of the year. …
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WA: Police negligence exposed at Ms Dhu inquest
By Mick Suter Outside the inquest into the death of the young aboriginal women Ms Dhu, Aunty Carol Roe told The Socialist “My granddaughter …
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Escalate the action to defeat the forced closures
May Day saw significant mobilisations around Indigenous rights in many Australian cities. The International Day of Action Against the Forced Closures of Aboriginal Communities …
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WA: Aboriginal community fights back
Over 700 protesters, mainly from the Aboriginal communities, marched on the West Australian Parliament in late March to protest against the planned closure of …
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Thousands protest community closures
March 19 saw protests in dozens of cities and towns across Australia. People came out to oppose the Western Australian Liberal Government’s plans to …
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WA: Liberals threatening to close 150 communities
Late last year the Barnett Liberal government in Western Australia said that up to 150 out of 274 remote Aboriginal communities might need to …
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WA: Stop deaths in custody
Julieka Dhu, a young aboriginal woman, was arrested on August 2 in South Headland for owing unpaid fines of about $1,000. In police custody …
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WA Gov scraps shark cull
The Western Australian Liberal government’s controversial shark cull program has been scrapped amidst mass opposition. The state’s Environmental Protection Authority has advised against extending …
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WA: No to Group Home privatisation
The Western Australian state government are planning to privatise 60% of Disability Service Commission (DSC) Group Homes and early childhood intervention services. If allowed …
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WA: Mining sector job losses
Iron ore dominates the Western Australian mining landscape in the Pilbara region. With the recent decline in iron ore prices the profit margins of …
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WA: Strikers threatened with asset seizure
Back in October 2008, 117 construction workers at Woodside Petroleum’s LNG expansion project in the Pilbara took strike action. In September 2013 the Federal …
