Our campaign has provided an alternative perspective to the public relations efforts of both government and the big resources companies. Here is an archive of media coverage achieved, prior to the commencement of this blog.
2 June 2011
Report shows falling local content (WA Business News)
24 May, 2011
Push to ensure locals win resource contracts (ABC)
AusGroup’s contact win brings out local content issue (PerthNow)
May, 2011
Gorgon deal divides politics, industry (WA Business News)
22 April, 2011
Union urges Govt to debate local job Bill (The West Australian)
4 April, 2011
7.30 Report coverage of the WA Jobs From WA Resources campaign:
17 March, 2011
Barnett warns union on jobs push (The West Australian)
16 March, 2011
Local content discontent (Sound Telegraph)
Chinese concrete imports not on – Barnett (PerthNow)
Union rejects “”offshoring”" ignorance (The West Australian)
15 March, 2011
Premier heckled at union rally (ABC)
West Australian Premier Colin Barnett jeered over outsourcing (The Australian)
WA premier jeered over outsourcing (Ninemsn)
Premier fronts angry crowd over jobs (The West Australian)
Thousands boo Premier Colin Barnett over local content (PerthNow)
Hundreds boo WA premier over mining jobs as economic boom denied (WA Today)
Thousands expected at steel industry protest (WA Today)
Collaboration the key to local content success- CCIWA, CME, APPEA (PerthNow)
Television news coverage of the rally:
5 March, 2011
One shot to get Local Content right (PerthNow/ Sunday Times)
4 March, 2011
Local content will pick up, Barnett says (WA Today)
Locals need to put up better bids: Chevron (The West Australian)
Premier Colin Barnett says local content will pick up (PerthNow)
3 March, 2011
Chevron promises $10bn more local work (PerthNow)
24 February, 2011
Plan to cash in on the boom unveiled (WA Today)
18 February, 2011
17 February, 2011
CCI anti-local content rules, wants harmony between industry and government (Perth Now)
17 Feb 2011 : WA Business News – Article (3.35 MB)
17 Feb 2011 – WA Business News – Peter Kennedy Opinion (3.23 MB)
16 February, 2011
16 Feb 2011 – Kalgoorlie Miner – Unions Misunderstood (4.12 MB)
15 February, 2011
Full page ad in The West Australian:
The West 15-02-2011 Page 27 (438.55 kB)
New alliance pushes to keep manufacturing jobs in WA (Cockburn Gazette)
11 February, 2011
From ABC TV News:
11 Feb 2011 – James England on ABC 720AM with Geoff Hutchison (6.88 MB)
Campaign fights for local content in WA (Perth Now)
Unions pressure govt on local content laws (WA Today)
Unions and steel industry join common cause (ABC)
Unions pressure government on local content laws (news.com.au)
Unions pressure government on local content laws (ninemsn)
Barnett sees risk in local content laws (WA Business News)
21 December, 2010
Listen to the Premier on 6PR. It is worth noting that the 50% to 90% local content levels he talks about for petroleum and mining projects, respectively, includes things like catering, office rent, airfares and phone bills. He provides no figures for skilled work performed locally. It is also worth noting that the Premier implies that local workshops will fill up when Gorgon begins construction. The truth is the vast majority of Gorgon’s 300,000 plus tonnes of fabricated steel has been awarded to overseas workshops and the only work our local workshops will get is remedial work, fixing up botched work performed overseas.
21 Dec 2010 – Colin Barnett, Steve McCartney and James England on 6PR with Howard Sattler (7.82 MB)
11 November, 2010
11 Nov 2010 – The West Australian – Opinion – A sobering tale of two Premiers (4.4 MB)
30 August, 2010
Documentary produced by the Australian Steel Institute: