The Pilbara region is not just a site of Indigenous oppression and exploitation, but also resistance. In 1946, the longest strike in Australian history so far was launched by Indigenous pastoral workers, who demanded 30 shillings per week, the right to elect their own representatives and freedom of movement. But in the process they challenged not just the cattle station owners, but the racism of the state itself, and garnered widespread solidarity throughout their campaign from the union movement and the communist left. This invigorating history is of contemporary interest to left-wing radicals because more of this kind of anti-racist action, solidarity and industrial power is needed today.