Will Tracey is the WA Branch Secretary and National President of the Maritime Union of Australia, representing workers across Australia’s ports, including seafarers, wharfies, divers, and port workers, as well as those employed in the towage, oil and gas, and shipbuilding industries. He commenced with the MUA in 2007 as a Branch Organiser and subsequently served as Assistant Branch Secretary before being appointed Deputy National Secretary, a position he held from 2015 to 2021. Will has played a leading role in major industrial campaigns that have secured significant improvements in wages, safety standards, and working conditions. He is committed to strengthening collective representation and advancing the interests of members through active rank-and-file engagement.
This week, the Prime Minister announced $1.1bn in funding for the Kwinana Westport container terminal proposal. But while this project has long been argued by Western Australian governments as necessary, it relies on assumptions that have not materialised and would result in billions of dollars committed to an unecessary project rather than to the urgent and visible crises in housing, healthcare, and education infrastructure.
