Search Results - "WA Inc"
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A political theory of progressive individualism? Western Australia and the America's Cup, 30 years on
Published 2016“…The progressive individualism of the 'WA Inc.' era has given way to what might be called 'tradie individualism' - signalling sociality with a boat of one's own, a funny car rego or a coin in the charity donation box. …”
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Unity is Strength. A history of the Australian Labor Party and the Trades and Labor Council in Western Australia, 1899-1999
Published 2003“…Together with the well publicized struggles and triumphs of the twentieth century including: the 40-hour week, the right of free speech and assembly, health and safety in the workplace, an equitable voting system, are Party splits over conscription in 1916 and in the 1950s creating the Democratic Labor Party; the rise of factionalism, disputes between the Party and the TLC, and 'WA Inc'.In the late 1990s, in the context of hostile 'Third Wave' industrial legislation and the 'War on the Wharves', the ALP and the Trades and Labor Council found new truth in the old motto, Unity is Strength.…”
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