Luke Hilakari
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I’ve led union protests of 200,000 workers.
Our rallies look like this.
Diverse, beautiful, passionate and peaceful.
That’s not what is happening in the city right now. This is a mob looking for a fight. It’s not solidarity, it’s selfishness and it’s definitely not union.
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ABC gets raided.
Journalist house gets raided.
ALP gets raided.
AWU gets raided.
CFMEU gets raided.
But Michaelia Cash can just decline to answer AFP questions.
When the AFP is seen to apply double standards, it damages our democracy.
#ABCraids
#PressFreedom
#auspol
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Nothing is ever his responsibility.
This begins a series of ads on how
@ScottMorrisonMP
is failing Australia.
#auspol
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If private hospitals r threatening to close their doors during a pandemic, maybe it’s time nationalise these places & end the rort of private health insurance.
We should have 1 healthcare system for all Australians.
The size of your wallet should have no impact on your health
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When a billionaire uses his personal newspaper to tell teachers they are greedy.
🤮🤮🤮
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Liberals:
“We don’t endorse extremists” but we do preference them.
“We’re not antivax” we just speak at their rallies.
“We’re not homophobic or anti-choice” we just preselect people that hold those views.
It’s actions that matter, not words.
Can’t trust this Guy.
#springst
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Worst most revealing moment of this debate is when
@ScottMorrisonMP
said that not every workers deserves a minimum wage.
He’s got to go.
#leadersdebate
#auspol
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Compare the pair.
When the mine collapsed
@billshortenmp
flew back from the US and went straight to the site.
When fires hit NSW,
@ScottMorrisonMP
flew out of Australia to Hawaii.
Leadership matters. It speaks to character & connection with people. This is a problem
#auspol
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MASSIVE RORT: in Chisholm Liberals have made posters in Chinese to look like AEC information that translates to "the correct way to vote is to put a number 1 next to the Liberals and number every other box.” It’s at every booth. When will the
@AusElectoralCom
pull them down?
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NSFW: Scomo “Street Talk”.
People have some harsh things to say.
What would you say?
#AusVotes2022
#auspol
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I got to say we have a lot of fascists on twitter who think protestors should go to prison for blocking a road.
Funny how none of them thought that when they took over the West Gate Bridge.
#Hypocrites
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TRUE STORY: Gladys Liu was in her office.
These nurses showed up to talk abt fixing the aged care system.
Gladys left her office & called the police on the nurses.
What she should’ve done is listened to them, to help fix a system that endangers older Australians
#auspol
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Some good ideas for the New Year:
- wear a mask
- do a RAT before you see mates
- check in to shops
- contribute RATs to folks who can’t afford it &
- VOTE OUT MORRISON FOR MAKING THIS PANDEMIC SO MUCH WORSE
Happy New Years!
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People arrived 15 mins ago at Fed Sqr and folks are still leaving the State Library.
This could be over 200,000 people.
It’s massive
#yes23
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Today we got an email from at 19yr old retail worker who was told by her boss that she would we be fined $5,000 for drinking water outside of the lunch room.
Welcome to working in summer in Australia.
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Appreciate the Treasurer for NSW
@JoshFrydenberg
giving Trades Hall a shout out on the 7.30 report.
It’s this type of energy that encourages me to remind his electorate that he:
1) didn’t order enough vaccines
2) didn’t build quarantine facilities &
3) canceled JobKeeper.
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So did you have much use for your hi vis when you worked at KPMG?
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Liberal Candidate for Point Cook just said she doesn’t believe in the vaccine.
She went to the rallies, doesn’t wear a mask.
The Liberal Party is chock full of cookers.
#springst
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Plenty of crime in Brighton.
Most of it is white collar, goes undetected and costs the tax payers millions every year.
But that’s not as appealing to some who prefer to dog whistle about migration.
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We must change the Residential Tenancies Act.
I was a reference for an employee & the agent asked q’s like:
- Totally salary
- Do they come to work on time
- Are they hard working
These q’s are none of the agents business & no boss should have the power to spike where u live.
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This was published in today’s Herald Sun.
Telling someone to vote Liberal or I’ll destroy your livelihood is outrageous.
What does
@ScottMorrisonMP
think of this?
#AusVotes2019
#auspol
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So sad to hear about the death of Father Bob.
He was a man who always stood with us.
You’d see him at picket lines, protests & community actions preaching the good word the way it was meant to be done.
He goes with all of our love and solidarity.
Our flag is at half-mast.
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8mths no parole for blocking a road.
The protest would have annoyed people getting to work but I wouldn’t have thought anyone in those cars would have wanted this person to serve jail time in NSW.
Protest rights are human rights and this is a radically excessive punishment.
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First load of meals delivered.
@ASRC1
& Streat are making 1000s of culturally appropriate meals each day.
We are working with community orgs, govt, councils & VMC for distribution. All funds will support lresidents & we'll publicly report on every dollar spent. Well done all.
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Restaurateur Chris Lucas, who owns city eatery Chin Chin, said the grants of up to $30,000 were a “drop in the ocean” for some businesses.
That’s probably true for his businesses that in one year stole $340,000 of workers wages.
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It is so frustrating that
@ScottMorrisonMP
wont consult with unions in this pandemic.
It’s beyond stupid that only businesses have a say.
Frankly it’s offensive to everyone keeping this nation going.
But they’ll happily stand next to a nurse, teacher or tradie at the election
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Every vote must be counted.
You can’t declare victory if you haven’t won.
That’s what dictators do.
This is a dangerous night for American democracy.
#CountAllTheVotes
#USElection2020
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She broke quarantine rules.
Did it deliberately to make a right wing reactionary point.
Send her back to the UK.
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Don’t be dismayed by the number of numnuts at this protest in NSW.
If you want to gauge the true spirit of the people of NSW, look at over the 90,000 legends who got a COVID test.
The fringe are exactly that.
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Paying someone below $31 an hour on a Saturday is breaking the law.
$31 ph is the bare minimum under the Misc. Award.
Do we really want someone like
@ccummingmp
making laws when she’s advertising to break them?
#springst
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Lots of kids, including mine are having their vaccination appointments pushed back because (you guessed it)…
@ScottMorrisonMP
didn’t order it on time.
How can they still get this wrong?????
WORST GOVERNMENT AUSTRALIA HAS EVER HAD!
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During the middle of the pandemic
@billshortenmp
rolled up his sleeves & went straight to the flats to deliver food.
Whenever he saw a problem, he ran towards it to help.
He made an outstanding contribution to Australia and would have been a first class prime minister
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Handing out with these legends at Flinders St Station.
People snapped up the books.
It’s time for a Voice to Parliament!
#yes23
#VoiceReferendum
#voicetoparliament
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Days like today give momentum to campaigns.
Big actions have nationwide ripple effects.
People will tell their story of being there, the feeling of marching with others & commit to do more.
And those who missed it, wished they hadn’t.
🧵 1/2
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2 priests I know are in prison for raping children.
1 in 7 priests & brothers with the Catholic group I was indoctrinated into raped children.
Pell lead a culture of cover up & secrecy.
I completely believe the survivors.
I shed no tears on his death
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Superannuation is about retirement.
Unions won this so we wouldn’t retire into poverty.
If you’re a multimillionaire, with over $3m in super & your using it to reduce your tax, I have no sympathy for you.
Lets close more tax loopholes so everyone pays a fair share.
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Yep just hit end of rally at the State Library.
Has to be one of the biggest Melbourne rallies.
Nearly an hour after leaving the State Library they are still leaving the start.
#Yes23
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Acted completely appallingly and now it’s all about her.
Must be nice to know that as a conservative politician you can do no wrong that Murdoch’s Australian won’t cover for.
This is trash.
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You were the one who wanted everyone to open up early for Mother’s Day.
You have no credibility here.
Sit down.
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Victorians are being compulsorily masked in public because of the Andrews Labor government’s failures to manage hotel quarantine and contact tracing.
Victorians are bearing a huge burden becuase of the most catastrophic public administration failure in Australian history.
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Vaccine refusers are highly visible, but there are many thousands more union members who are getting the jab to keep their workplaces safe.
Show me your
#VaxSolidarity
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Remember
@Joe_Hildebrand
is not a:
- doctor
- nurse
- scientist
- policy expert
- emergency service personal
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Let’s be clear, the union movement does not support any watering down of OHS laws. Every worker should be safe and especially so during a pandemic.
What we do support is universal free access to RATs.
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We put up our new bathroom signs.
Remember to wash your hands, wear a mask, and look after each other Australia!
#auspol
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Bumped into some guys cutting compressed stone for a kitchen in my neighbourhood.
No masks.
No wetting down.
I had a chat to them. They were subcontractors, paid very little. No one told them the dangers. But someone at the other end of the contract is making a lot of money.
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Who’s fed up with Billionaires getting good press for donating 0.01% of their fortune to fight the coronavirus?
This is not kindness, it’s strategy.
They’ve hoarded their wealth & are now handing out crumbs.
You know what is better? Paying tax & prosecuting those who avoid it.
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Can you name a bigger flop?
Mini discs, Deliveroo, obikes…
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I’ll save you all some time.
The emails reveal that Dan Andrews helped fundraise $400k for the Monash Children’s Hospital.
Not that you’ll notice it from the headline.
#springst
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Yesterday we welcomed a baby boy. He can’t get a vaccine but you can.
And if enough of us get vaccinated, those who can’t, get a level of protection through heard immunity.
In the interest of everyone’s love ones, if you can get a vaccine, get one today.
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Spotted in the wild by
@masericha
.
Our billboard truck in front of
@JoshFrydenberg
office.
They must be so angry, so they called the police.
Maybe he isn’t such a fan of free speech?
Can he just order more vaccines already?
Thanks to everyone chipping in to make it happen.
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$40 a week pay increase for those on the minimum wage is a good start.
There is power in a union!
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Anyone else thinking “thank Christ the Libs are not running things in Victoria?”
Honestly they are most underwhelming & insipid bag of mixed nuts that Victoria has every seen.
And their contribution, blaming bats, against emergency powers & internal leadership tensions.
So bad
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700 people across Victoria this morning, at their local train stations, talking to commuters about having a Voice to Parliament.
Such a good vibe out there, so much support on the glorious morning.
Let’s make this real!
#yes23
#unionsforyes
#yesblitz
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It’s hard enough fighting a pandemic for all Australians, without having the Murdoch Press and Liberal Party undermining a sensible health response.
If you’re sick of conservatives who care all about profits and nothing for people, then it’s time we all started to speak up.
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So Sky News can now turn a press conference into one of their hack TV shows?
Peta Credlin is a Liberal staffer running conservative advertising for Murdoch.
She’s as talented at journalism as she is in wearing a mask.
#springst
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It’s almost like she forgot Daniel Andrews grew up in regional Victoria.
Just like when her government forgot to order Vaccines.
Or just like she forgot 27 times that you can’t use taxpayers dollars to visit the Gold Coast.
#auspol
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Peta Credlin: not a scientist.
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A great victory for steadfast Victorians.
A rejection of division, hate, anti-vaxers and the Liberal Party.
If this was an election about Daniel Andrews leadership, well Victorians just gave him another term.
And the Liberals went backwards.
#springst
#VictoriaVotes2022
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I take it that
@leighsales
will also ask the next Liberal Minister she interviews if AIG or the BCA should represent businesses interests in govt mtgs, since most businesses are not members of their associations.
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Cookers & haters are hot tonight.
Reality is that Dan leaves on top.
Each election he increased his majority.
If an election was held last week, he would’ve won more seats.
He defeated a first term govt & leaves an opposition in tatters.
A hard record to match.
#springst
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Story after story about the Mantle Group ripping off workers.
Some people should not be allowed to run a business.
They become millionaires from underpaying mainly young workers.
It’s time this predatory behaviour was stopped for good.
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Is their any other government that has had so long to prepare for a pandemic and has done so little?
Why would you announce a change in testing and then not have bought enough tests for people???
Every decision
@ScottMorrisonMP
has made is either wrong or they bungled it.
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Billionaire Rupert Murdoch, controls about two-thirds of daily newspaper readership.
Backed up with Sky News his power is used to attack his opponents by blending his garbage opinions with news reporting.
The lack of news diversity hurts our democracy & must change
#Auspol
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From my comments it seems that cookers fear books as much as they fear vaccines.
Handing out with these legends at Flinders St Station.
People snapped up the books.
It’s time for a Voice to Parliament!
#yes23
#VoiceReferendum
#voicetoparliament
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Hi
@TurnbullMalcolm
, hope you caught our little message in the Herald Sun today - congratulations!
This is what happens when you treat working people like garbage.
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We do not support nuclear plants in our communities.
It is the most expensive form of energy, takes the longest time to build and there is no solution to remediate nuclear waste.
Join us in saying NO to nuclear energy and NO to Peter Dutton.
#auspol
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The Liberals had probably their worst day of the campaign yesterday.
They dumped a candidate in No 1 spot & continued a horrible fight with the VEC.
This is how the Sunday Herald Sun reports it.
I hope Murdoch remembers to declare this donation.
#springst
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It’s all about balance, that’s what I like about the Herald Sun.
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Victoria’s wage theft law just passed the Parliament.
This law is about workers getting the pay they earned.
If your boss steals from you, they can now be held to account, fined and jailed.
Well done to every unionist & worker who campaigned, told their story & stood up.
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On this day in 1856, stonemasons walked off the job to protest their long working days.
They won a world first, the 8hr day.
In 2021, too many of us work long days & nights, spending recreation time replying to emails, extending the work day.
It’s time we got our hrs back.
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Matthew Guy suggested that a Labor Govt should consult with the IPA.
The IPA refuse to tell anyone who funds them.
Who pulls their strings? Who are the advocating for?
Until they disclose, no politician should meet with them & no journalist should platform them.
#springst
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Let’s be clear about being sick.
If you are sick you should say at home and use your sick leave entitlements.
Coming to work and passing on your sickness to others is bad for everyone, including businesses.
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1 important lockdown lesson from Victoria.
Pay workers to get tested ($450) & to isolate ($1500).
For many families the cost of losing shifts is scary when u have no cash reserves.
As a union movement we pushed for this b/c it takes away the financial stress of testing +ve.
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I can’t think of any other PM that would’ve done this.
It’s not forgivable.
#AusVotes22
#auspoI
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Windows smashed & threatening notes saying they will burn the shop & kill those who work there, as reported in this post.
Anti-vaxxer violence is out of control.
@ScottMorrisonMP
& Matthew Guy must stop flirting with this mob & join the rest of us in condemning this thuggery
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Melbourne is a union town. This is what 120,000 people on the streets look like. The system is broken. Workers are standing up. We will
#ChangeTheRules
(not sure who took this pic, but well done)
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Thank a unionist for a Labour Day public holiday.
On April 21 1856, stonemasons downed tools at Melb Uni and marched for an 8hr day without the loss of pay.
We were the first place to win and keep this.
The 8hr day is one of our great contributions to the world.
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To all the “No” twitter trolls, don’t get jealous, you could hold your own rally.
It’ll be a good excuse to leave the computer in your parents basement.
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Fuck me. Aged Care private profiteers:
- spend $6 a day on residents food
- limits adult pads
- dont have enough staff to care 4 people
- lie to govt to get higher tax subsidies
- drugs patients
- lack proper drugs supervision
THIS IS NOT HOW WE TREAT PEOPLE!!!
#4Corners
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Doesn’t hold a hose
Doesn’t order vaccines
Doesn’t buy us Covid test kits
Worst Prime Minister ever,
@ScottMorrisonMP
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It’s outrageous that
@GladysB
says they want to open up at 70 or 80% of the population being vaccinated.
They fail to mention that number excludes everyone under 16yrs old. Our kids.
This is a massive issue. Everyone parent needs to get angry angry about this.
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This place can’t be made into appartments.
It’s a Melb. Labour Movement institution.
We must save it!
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People who have no money are now being asked to pay for tests.
It’s so wrong.
It’s bad for them. It’s bad for their families and for stopping the virus.
@ScottMorrisonMP
cares more for the big businesses selling test than he does for our health.
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Herald Sun: We hate you.
Also Herald Sun: Money please.
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