Posts Tagged ‘chogm’

CHOGM protest organisers claim homes raided, phones confiscated

WA Police Commissioner Karl O’Callaghan said police would use all the powers at their disposal in the lead up to CHOGM after three protest organisers claimed their Perth homes were unfairly raided and accused police of heavy-handed tactics including surveillance and harassment. Two men and a woman from the CHOGM Action Network, which today revealed […]

Queen’s Perth barbie for CHOGM a boon for charities

Queen Elizabeth will party with 120,000 sausages and thousands of West Aussies during CHOGM. Source: AFP WA charities will snag a massive windfall thanks to the Queen’s royal barbecue later this month. The Activ Foundation, Australian Red Cross, Clontarf Foundation and Legacy will be the beneficiaries of the Big Aussie Barbecue on October 29. Speaking […]

Queen to open CHOGM in Perth next month

Queen Elizabeth. Photo: Getty Images Queen Elizabeth II will embark on a state royal visit to Western Australia next month to officially open the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Perth. Premier Colin Barnett said West Australians would have the opportunity to see the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh during their visit, which […]

‘Cruelty to homeless’ during CHOGM in Perth

THE Barnett government has been accused of cruelty for providing only 30 extra beds for the homeless during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Perth next month. The Department of Child Protection estimates almost 2400 people a night sleep rough across Western Australia, while 133 were sleeping on inner Perth streets on census night […]

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