Cop Tower

Lock down the block

• 3000 people in low-income government housing tower blocks are completely locked down, immediately, with no notice.
• 500 police are going to be deployed to guard the tower blocks. One cop for every 6 people.
• A day after announcing the lockdown, residents were told they would be provided with income support, food and medical support.
• Unsafe practices, poor communication and language barriers play a large part in refusal of tests.
• For-profit operation of quarantine hotels has caused the spread of Covid in Victoria.
• Jounalist Megan Clement has a good thread running down the unsafe practices in quarantine hotels.

Buying votes with missiles

• There was an election in Eden-Monaro, which Labor won by a hair.
• McKinley with the Good Take.
• Before the election, the government announced $270B in new funding in for defense, including massive upgrades for military facilites in Eden-Monaro.

Drug cops

• Senior NSW police officers are under investigation for manufacturing and selling their own drugs.
• Adelaide cops have been given assault rifles to deal with “terrorism”.
• Less-lethal weapons are still lethal.
• Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has avoided being found in contempt of court by denying a visa to an illegally detained refugee.
• The Australian Immigration Minister has basically carte-blanche power to accept or deny requests.

Killing Jobkeeper

• Scott Morrison is determined to kill the Coronvirus Jobkeeper payments.
• The government’s claims that people are turning down work due to the Jobkeeper payments are simply untrue.
• With Australia’s record unemployment rates, there are simply many, many people looking for work.
• As reported by Asher Wolf, repayments for money stolen by the illegal Robodebt going to be made in instalments.

Gas is the new coal

• Fossil fuel companies are using instagram influencers to push gas cooking and hot water.
• Yoga mums are doing gas fire yoga.

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