We made the surprising discovery today that it appears to be VEC policy that council candidates cannot mention Israel's genocide in Gaza because it may 'cause offence'. See email below to our candidate for Darebin (West Ward) Cat Rose. 🧵

If it were iPhones that were leaving the factory with explosives inside, the media would be a hell of a lot faster to cotton on to what a horrific precedent has been set today. Nothing can justify this. It's a crime. A crime. And everyone in the world is less safe for it.

Detonating bombs via pagers in supermarkets, offices and homes is “humbling” and not terrorism according to this ABC headline. An 8yo girl was one of several killed. Thousands injured. I am sure lots of people in Lebanon are feeling humble at the moment.

Crowd is building outside of Vic Trades Hall for the second big defend the CFMEU rally.

Thousands of construction workers preparing to rally in Melbourne’s CBD against the federal government placing the CFMEU into administration over corruption allegations 3AW Melbourne

Marching for union rights with the Construction Forestry Maritime Mining Energy Union and good contingents from the ETU National, The AMWU, MUA and other unions.

On the march, which is being led by women workers in the construction industry.

Long live the CFMEU

“Get the fuck out of our way and let us do it.” Tony Mavromatis has hit the nail on the head. #ausunions

Melbourne is a union town! Tens of thousands marching to defend union democracy this morning. ✊

#CFMEU here to stay! ‘This is an attack on all workers,’ warn CFMEU, MUA, ETU and AMWU leaders to thousands of construction workers who marched on NSW Parliament today

Construction unions are threatening a 72 hour shutdown of the Victorian building industry as they pressure employers to sign up to the CFMEU’s 21 per cent pattern pay deal. 50,000 workers attended today’s protest, with officials flagging a third rally ahead of a 3-day strike.

‘We will never trust ALP again’: ex-union leaders push new movement. When they turn, they really turn. MUA Sydney secretary Paul Keating says that the campaign against the CFMEU administration will also target Labor politicians who voted for the administration laws. #auspol

Some footage of the several thousand-strong march in Sydney on Gadigal Country today to defend the #CFMEU . By forcing this militant union into administration and removing its elected leadership, the Anthony Albanese Labor government has created a deep fissure in the labour movt

Forum getting underway at University of Sydney on universities' complicity with genocide, with Randa Abdel-Fattah, Peter Slezak, Jake Lynch and Jasminealrawi. Apparently it was only allowed to proceed by the uni under intimidatory conditions of surveillance and recording.

Naarm - Melbourne Call out: Refugees aren’t going anywhere until permanent protection for everyone is won! Friday 5:30 September 20th 808 Bourke St Docklands

#Nurses and #Midwives will not be silent when we witness excessive & disproportionate force by Victoria Police during #disruptlandforces protest Letter from ANMF4PalestineVic to Anthony Carbines MP, Minister for Police instagram.com/p/DAA17uWPA9G/

It's important to note that Hezbollah is a political party (part of the Lebanese government) and it operates various civilian institutions, such as SCHOOLS, hospitals, and media outlets.

It won’t be forgotten that the western media’s response to the maiming of thousands of people is how “amazing” Israel’s tech is.