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25.01.2022 This past Monday, refugee activists marched on Fiona Stanley hospital to demand that a patient, Priya Murugappen, a Sri Lankan refugee, be given a pathway to citizenship in Australia for her and her family. Priya was struggling with abdominal pain for 2 weeks on Christmas Island before it was decided she needed a proper hospital Learn more about her families plight here; ... https://www.sbs.com.au//heartbreaking-mother-from-detained
24.01.2022 A proposal to build a skatepark in one of the richest suburbs in Australia has divided the community with some locals believing it will bring drugs, violence and graffiti into the area. This past Saturday, we covered a protest where many local families gathered in the proposed location of the skatepark to have their say Have your say here https://www.cottesloe.wa.gov.au///skate-park-proposal.aspx
24.01.2022 Last weekend, Socialist Alternative - Red Flag hosted Perth's biggest left-wing conference to discuss ideas around worker's rights, abolishing the police, gender, healthcare and many others. With the world gripped by a devastating pandemic, an impending economic collapse worse than the Great Depression, and ever-increasing wealth inequality, the Socialists believe their ideas are more relevant than ever
23.01.2022 Last Saturday, activists protested against the treatment of refugees that have been confined to Kangaroo Point Central Hotel & Apartments in Brisbane. Known as the #KP120, they were brought over from Manus and Nauru a year ago to receive medical treatment and have stayed in the hotel ever since. Once the local community found out about their existence, they began protesting round the clock to demand that they be allowed free movement within the community. ... Special thanks to Nibir Khan for filming and Euan Morrisson for interviewing!
22.01.2022 Some quality coverage of the Claremont serial killer verdict today from Sam McManus
22.01.2022 Went down to the @Groundswell Festival last Sunday to catch the bowl comp and BMX stunt show
20.01.2022 Last Friday, Student Fightback: Stop Fee Hikes, Stop Cuts helped organise rallies all over Australia to protest the Morrison government's proposed changes to university fees Check out these new changes for yourself https://www.smh.com.au//readers-debate-government-s-change
20.01.2022 Last Sunday, hundreds gathered in Perth City to protest newly-elected, Basil Zempilas - Lord Mayor of Perth, for his transphobic comments on 6PR Breakfast. He quickly walked back his remarks after a wave of backlash, but members of the trans community and their allies are saying that it isn't good enough, and he must be sacked from his position as mayor. The petition calling for his sacking has over 11,000 signatures - 6x the amount of people that elected him - see it throug...h the link below... https://www.change.org/p/premier-mark-mcgowan-stand-down-ba
19.01.2022 Yesterday, we attended the Fight For Life rally in support of 23-year-old Jonnie Hartshorn who was killed last week after falling 20 metres when the glass canopy of the building he was working on at Curtin University collapsed, injuring two others. Workers are demanding that the W.A. government put their differences aside and pass a bill that would make workplace manslaughter a criminal offence, empowering workers and unions to hold negligent employers to account.
18.01.2022 Yesterday, people gathered outside the Rio Tinto building in Perth City to protest the destruction of a sacred indigenous site that dates back 46,000 years. They demanded that Rio Tinto's CEO be sacked and that indigenous politicians, Ken Wyatt and his cousin, Ben Wyatt, be removed from their positions. Thanks to the very talented Flewnt and all the others who took their time to speak with us
17.01.2022 Last Friday, WA's Parliament House was the site of a protest against proposed changes to university funding We talked to members of student guilds, government and faculty to find out what's going on Below are some links if you want to learn more ... An outline of the cuts https://independentaustralia.net//proposed-university-chan A timeline of the government's attacks on the arts sector https://junkee.com/arts-timeline-government/259138
16.01.2022 We will be doing our thing at this event Saturday, what were your thoughts on Basil Zempilas - Lord Mayor of Perth's comments?
15.01.2022 Last Saturday, we attended the Freedom Day protest in Perth, enjoy Thanks to Skyler Slate for filming
14.01.2022 Students storming the Liberal office of Senator Linda Reynolds last Friday demanding 'books not bombs' enjoy
07.01.2022 Last Saturday, the Margaret River Forest Rally saw hundreds of people gather to demand the WA government end all logging of forests and woodlands in the south-west. Organised partly by WA Forest Alliance, they say we can no longer afford to be chopping down trees during this climate emergency
06.01.2022 That's something you don't see everyday... police tried to detain an indigenous minor at today's Black Lives Matter rally and were forced to walk away by the crowd. Full video out next Monday
04.01.2022 #BlackLivesMatter #BLMPerth #PerthBLMProtest #BoorlooJustice
03.01.2022 Student activists storm the Liberals WA headquarters Last Friday, a group of student activists marched into Perth's Liberal party offices to demand that the government stop favouring military spending over education, healthcare & welfare #booksnotbombs
02.01.2022 Last Sunday, some of Perth's Ethiopian community rallied to spread awareness about the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Aiby Ahmed, suddenly attacking, murdering and harassing the people of Tigray (Ethiopia's Northern region) He justifies his attacks saying the Tigray regional leaders are criminals who recently held an election his government called illegal and that their actions have threatened Ethiopia’s sovereignty. Well over 25,000 refugees have fled the fighting into Sudan and many more have died. Find out more about this important issue below.
