Ms Abraham has been at the centre of the battle against the Perth Freight Link, last year lodging a Supreme Court challenge, eventually dismissed, against the Aboriginal heritage approval granted to the project.
She has worked in health, community development, child protection and justice and said she was passionate about tackling social injustice.
“I’ve seen both professionally and personally how government policies and approaches have failed our people,” she said.
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READ NOWMs Abraham said although Socialist Alliance was a small party, it paid special attention to the issues faced by Aboriginal people and their communities.