We have two impressive speakers for this post-election analysis.  RSVP details needed below to freely attend in-person (light refreshments provided) but follow this link for the Zoom.

William Bowe has worked as an election analyst since 2004 and leading up to this 2022 federal election was a voting and poll data consultant analyst for the Teal campaigns. An ABC radio election and Crikey commentator, his blog, The Poll Bludger, is one of the most heavily trafficked websites on Australian politics.

Karen Luscombe is Principal Researcher for WA Opinion Poll, which specialises in quantitative and qualitative research. Together with her life and business partner, Jim Lamev, they conducted focus group research  for the successful 1993 "True Believers" election victory for Labor.

This event, hosted by the WA Branch of Australian Fabians is proudly sponsored by CGM Communications. 

On 20th April, WA Fabians co-hosted with the McKell Institute, UnionsWA, and the University of WA Centre for Public Policy a discussion of research commissioned by the Victorian Trades Hall Council (VTHC) and conducted Australian Council of Trade Union Insights Unit undertook on messaging on race and jobs.  This video is of the presentations by Edwina Byrne (VTHC) and researcher Simone Rosser (ACTU). You can view or download a copy of the PowerPoint slides used during this presentation online here.

Van Badham and Ben Davidson from The Week on Wednesday podcast discussed job security, the pandemic and economic recovery for an event by WA Fabians held on 22nd February 2022.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIm5L68j3r8

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Amanda Tattersall has written an important and contentious piece for the forthcoming third edition of The Australian Fabian Review. You can freely read and download her contribution here or you can join Australian Fabians here to get your hard copy free in future. Separately you can subscribe to The Australian Fabian Review here. You might like to check our Amanda's great podcasts at Changemakers (link here).

We're a big fan of Amanda Tattersall. If you could do with more, then check out this her address below from 2016.  You can also check out other events by freely subscribing to our Australian Fabians YouTube channel here.  

On 8th November 2021, we hosted a forum on Nordic Policy and its relevance for Australia. Below is a video of the keynote address by Professor Andrew Scott, co-editor and co-author of 'Nordic Edge: Policy Possibilities for Australia' which is available from MUP online here.

Noam Chomsky provided these reflections during a live Zoom into Australia on 18th September 2021 at an event co-hosted with the WA Labor Branches of Bayswater, Maylands, Perth and Mt Lawley as well as the WA Branch of Australian Fabians.

On 26 August 2021, the WA Branch of Australian Fabians hosted a webinar featuring Prof Guy Standing on his support for a Universal Basic Income (UBI) policy. You can view his address here:

On Thursday 30th September, the WA Branch of Australian Fabians co-hosted an event with the UnionsWA International Committee, The Southern Initiative on Global Trade Unions Rights (SIGTUR) and the WA International Affairs Policy Committee of WA Labor on "Unions, politics and policy in Indonesia.  Below is the keynote address for that event from Prof Michele Ford.

This original acrylic on canvas painting, "Autumn Love", is by the Hon Ljlijanna Ravich, former WA Labor MP and Minister, the first woman born in a non-English speaking country to be elected to the WA Parliament. She has graciously contributed art for a number of great causes and we are proud that she has chosen to do so for the benefit of Fabians in WA.  This beautiful, professionally framed work is 67cm (W) X 88 cm (H).

Dr Carmen Lawrence was the first woman in Australia to serve as Premier and this framed poster, signed by Carmen, is from the first election campaign led by a woman as leader of the Australian Labor Party. Own your own piece of history!  

This, the seminal history of Fabians in Australia, comes with history itself. Signed by the co-authors, Iola Mathews and Race Mathews - it is largely, as Iola herself has stated, based on the recollections of Race, ably complemented by rigorous research and enlivening writing by Iola.  Race, a long term and active Fabian, was Chief of Staff to Gough Whitlam and served as an MP throughout the Whitlam Government. Own your own piece of history!  

On Thursday 24th June The West Australian Branch of Australian Fabians hosted this light-hearted, but sometimes serious, event with food, a drink and a laugh to question and answer the past, present and future of Fabians. Stay until the end where our plans to dominate the world are revealed.

On April 21, 2021 the WA Branch of the Australian Fabians hosted a conversation on China between Senator Penny Wong, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs and Professor Stephen Smith, former Minister for Foreign Affairs. This is a video of that discussion, including the Q & A, the MC for which was Andrew Hunter.

On Monday April 12, 2021, the WA Branch of Australian Fabians hosted Karen Luscombe (WA Opinion Polls) and election analyst William Bowe for an analysis of the 2021 WA State election. This is a video of their presentations. The PowerPoint used by Karen Luscombe can be downloaded or viewed here and the one used by William Bowe is here.

On Monday March 29th 2021, Prof Peter Davies of Murdoch University delivered this address for the Western Australian branch of Australian Fabians on the ecological health of rivers, and particularly how to restore degraded landscapes in areas of intensive land use and escalating climate change.  The slides used during this presentation can be viewed and downloaded here but cannot be used for commercial purposes.

On 12 October 2020 Australian Fabians Patron Eva Cox introduces this topic - Public opinion and action on privatisation" with addresses by Rebecca Huntley, social researcher and commentator and Meredith Hammat, Secretary UnionsWA.