Laurie Short waged a protracted and bitter fight to topple Communist power in Australia’s trade union movement, writes Peter Westmore.Laurie Short(1915-2009)Laurie Short, for many years one of Australia’s leading trade union officials, died on March 26 at the age of 93.His life closely intersected that of B.A. (Bob) Santamaria, as well as the history of the Movement, the National Civic Council and the Australian Labor Party.Born in 1915 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Laurie Short had just turned 14…
