LISTEN: Sharon Laura on WestCONnex protests, police and anti-protest laws
On 19 January 2017 - just hours before Mike Baird announced his resignation - Sharon Laura spoke to Colin Hesse on Radio Skid Row about WestCONnex protests, the use of police as private security, and Baird's draconian anti-protest laws. They also touched on the secrecy, waste of taxpayer dollars and failure to listen to communities that led to Baird's downfall. Have a listen.
Read more"This blue is our blue": MUA joins the fight against WestCONnex
Last week, members of the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA)'s Sydney branch pledged the union's support to the fight against WestCONnex. Here's a quick wrap-up of what that means, and where we go from here.
Read moreMORE WESTCONNEX ARRESTS AS ST PETERS PROTESTS CONTINUE
THREE women, including journalist and activist Wendy Bacon, were arrested in St Peters on Friday morning during a peaceful protest against the demolition of forcibly acquired homes for the WestCONnex toll road.
Read moreWESTCONNEX USES POLICE AGAINST RESIDENTS TO TAKE SYDNEY PARK LAND
LOCAL and riot squad police were called in to drag residents off parts of Sydney Park this morning to allow WestCONnex contractors to fence off parts of the park for destruction.
Read moreRIOT POLICE ARREST THREE RESIDENTS IN NEWTOWN OVER UNAPPROVED WESTCONNEX TOLLWAY WORKS
THREE residents, including journalist and activist Wendy Bacon, were arrested by riot police in Newtown on Friday morning during a peaceful protest against drilling works for the unapproved third stage of the WestCONnex toll road.
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