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Perth Now
14-07-2025
- Politics
- Perth Now
Shock new footage from arson attack
A chilling new video has emerged on social media claiming to show footage from the attack on a Melbourne business by radical activists. The same social media page that anonymously posted a video from a person claiming credit for the attack on Monday posted the new footage. 'STOP ARMING 'ISRAEL' OR ELSE,' the caption on the new post reads. 'Footage from the cell that hit imperialist weapons firm Lovitt Technologies in Greensborough on the 5th of July.' The video appears to have been filmed from a body-worn camera and shows a fire being lit under the front wheel of a car. The person in the footage then spray-paints a message on a car before running away. At least two other people also run away. Throughout the new clip the contentious protest chant 'Death, death to the IDF' is played. The previous video, still unverified, shows a person speaking with a digitally altered voice and dressed head-to-toe in black. It was posted by the same account as the new video as a 'Communique from torching of three vehicles at Lovitt technologies'. CCTV of the incident shows five people entering the businesses just before 4am on July 5 and setting fire to three cars. 'This is a clear and serious threat,' the person said in the previous video. 'If you continue making weapons or components of any kind there will be consequences. Consider this a warning.' The person then said their motives were anti-Israel, anti-American and anti-Australian sentiment. A still from a video allegedly produced by a group that claims to be behind the attack on Lovitt Technologies in Greensborough. Supplied Credit: Supplied 'After 21 months of an accelerated genocide against the Palestinian people by the illegitimate Zionist entity, eight decades of American warmongering and imperialism, 2½ centuries of the most violent colonial oppression, ethnic cleansing and murder of Aboriginal peoples across so-called Australia, Lovitt Technologies has chosen its place at the intersection of these catastrophes,' the person said. The group claimed they were targeting Lovitt because it supplies components to weapons companies including Lockheed Martin, BAE and Boeing. The company previously received a grant for work on the supply chain for F-35 fighter jets, a version of which is used by Israel. The video threatened the workers at the Melbourne office and said the group had been 'watching' them. 'Every worker in this supply chain is complicit,' the person said. Police confirmed on Monday that they were investigating the previously released video and the incident. 'The matter is now being investigated by the Victorian Joint Counter Terrorism Team, which includes personnel from Victoria Police, the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation,' a Victoria Police spokeswoman told NewsWire on Monday. 'Investigators are aware of a video which has been circulating where a group has claimed responsibility for the incident. 'This video is being reviewed as part of the ongoing investigation. 'Police have already released CCTV of five people they would like to speak to in relation to the incident. Each person was dressed in black hooded jumpers, backpacks and gloves.'
Herald Sun
14-07-2025
- Herald Sun
Police investigate anti-Israel video threatening Lovitt Technologies
Don't miss out on the headlines from Social. Followed categories will be added to My News. A disturbing video is circulating across social media that appears to threaten violence against Australians working at aerospace company Lovitt Technologies. The unverified video shows a person speaking in a digitally altered voice and dressed completely in black. The person calls the message 'an anonymous communique' from the 'cell' that torched and vandalised three cars on the Lovitt lot in Melbourne on July 5. CCTV of the incident shows five hooded offenders entering the business just before 4am, setting fire to the cars. In the video, the person says the vandalism was not 'an accident'. 'This is a clear and serious threat,' the person says. 'If you continue making weapons or components of any kind there will be consequences. Consider this a warning.' The person then reveals anti-Israel, anti-American and anti-Australian sentiment underpins the group's actions. 'After 21 months of an accelerated genocide against the Palestinian people by the illegitimate Zionist entity, eight decades of American warmongering and imperialism, 2½ centuries of the most violent colonial oppression, ethnic cleansing and murder of Aboriginal peoples across so-called Australia, Lovitt Technologies has chosen its place at the intersection of these catastrophes,' the person says. The unverified video shows a person clad all in black and talking in a digitally altered voice. The person threatens employees of Australian aerospace company Lovitt Technologies. Picture: Supplied The group is targeting Lovitt because it supplies components to defence and aerospace companies Lockheed Martin, BAE and Boeing, the person says. The person then threatens violence against the company's workers and suggests his group has been 'watching' Lovitt's employees and collecting personal information on them. 'Every worker in this supply chain is complicit,' the person says. 'You have had years to contemplate the consequences of your actions. We will decide your fate as you have decided the fate of millions. 'For the past few months, we have been closely watching you. We have your addresses. All the information we have about you will be distributed to our underground networks. Stop arming Israel or else.' The person ends the video by saying 'every colony will burn'. 'Death to Israel. Death to Australia. Death to America. From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,' they say. Victoria Police has confirmed it is investigating the July 5 attack and now the video. 'The matter is now being investigated by the Victorian Joint Counter Terrorism Team, which includes personnel from Victoria Police, the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation,' a Victoria Police spokeswoman told NewsWire on Monday. 'Investigators are aware of a video which has been circulating where a group has claimed responsibility for the incident. 'This video is being reviewed as part of the ongoing investigation. 'Police have already released CCTV of five people they would like to speak to in relation to the incident. Each person was dressed in black hooded jumpers, backpacks and gloves.' Police said there were as yet no links between the July 5 act of vandalism at Lovitt and other criminal acts that hit Melbourne over that weekend, including the arson attack on the East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation synagogue. Police say there is at this time no link between the arson attack on the East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation synagogue and the group that attacked Lovitt Technologies on July 5. Picture: NewsWire / Valeriu Campan Executive Council of Australian Jewry co-chief executive Alex Ryvchin said the group's video and message resembled 'an al-Qaeda terror cell'. 'It doesn't matter that they think they're doing something just and righteous – Islamist terrorists and neo-Nazis think that too,' he told NewsWire. 'What matters is that we remain a country of laws and not allow bands of zealots to decide what is a legitimate target for violence and criminal acts. 'Today it is a business they oppose and tomorrow it will be individuals, politicians, journalists or religious institutions they deem impure. 'We expect this incident to be investigated and for those responsible to be met with the law.' NewsWire contacted Lovitt, but the company has declined to comment. Originally published as Video shows underground anti-Israel group threatening violence against Lovitt Technologies
Perth Now
14-07-2025
- Perth Now
‘Watching you': Horror threat against Aussies
A disturbing video is circulating across social media that appears to threaten violence against Australians working at aerospace company Lovitt Technologies. The unverified video shows a person speaking in a digitally altered voice and dressed completely in black. The person calls the message 'an anonymous communique' from the 'cell' that torched and vandalised three cars on the Lovitt lot in Melbourne on July 5. CCTV of the incident shows five hooded offenders entering the business just before 4am, setting fire to the cars. In the video, the person says the vandalism was not 'an accident'. 'This is a clear and serious threat,' the person says. 'If you continue making weapons or components of any kind there will be consequences. Consider this a warning.' The person then reveals anti-Israel, anti-American and anti-Australian sentiment underpins the group's actions. 'After 21 months of an accelerated genocide against the Palestinian people by the illegitimate Zionist entity, eight decades of American warmongering and imperialism, 2½ centuries of the most violent colonial oppression, ethnic cleansing and murder of Aboriginal peoples across so-called Australia, Lovitt Technologies has chosen its place at the intersection of these catastrophes,' the person says. The unverified video shows a person clad all in black and talking in a digitally altered voice. The person threatens employees of Australian aerospace company Lovitt Technologies. Supplied Credit: News Corp Australia The group is targeting Lovitt because it supplies components to defence and aerospace companies Lockheed Martin, BAE and Boeing, the person says. The person then threatens violence against the company's workers and suggests his group has been 'watching' Lovitt's employees and collecting personal information on them. 'Every worker in this supply chain is complicit,' the person says. 'You have had years to contemplate the consequences of your actions. We will decide your fate as you have decided the fate of millions. 'For the past few months, we have been closely watching you. We have your addresses. All the information we have about you will be distributed to our underground networks. Stop arming Israel or else.' The person ends the video by saying 'every colony will burn'. 'Death to Israel. Death to Australia. Death to America. From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,' they say. Victoria Police has confirmed it is investigating the July 5 attack and now the video. 'The matter is now being investigated by the Victorian Joint Counter Terrorism Team, which includes personnel from Victoria Police, the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation,' a Victoria Police spokeswoman told NewsWire on Monday. 'Investigators are aware of a video which has been circulating where a group has claimed responsibility for the incident. 'This video is being reviewed as part of the ongoing investigation. 'Police have already released CCTV of five people they would like to speak to in relation to the incident. Each person was dressed in black hooded jumpers, backpacks and gloves.' Police said there were as yet no links between the July 5 act of vandalism at Lovitt and other criminal acts that hit Melbourne over that weekend, including the arson attack on the East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation synagogue. Police say there is at this time no link between the arson attack on the East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation synagogue and the group that attacked Lovitt Technologies on July 5. NewsWire / Valeriu Campan Credit: News Corp Australia Executive Council of Australian Jewry co-chief executive Alex Ryvchin said the group's video and message resembled 'an al-Qaeda terror cell'. 'It doesn't matter that they think they're doing something just and righteous – Islamist terrorists and neo-Nazis think that too,' he told NewsWire. 'What matters is that we remain a country of laws and not allow bands of zealots to decide what is a legitimate target for violence and criminal acts. 'Today it is a business they oppose and tomorrow it will be individuals, politicians, journalists or religious institutions they deem impure. 'We expect this incident to be investigated and for those responsible to be met with the law.' NewsWire contacted Lovitt, but the company has declined to comment.
Sky News AU
06-07-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
‘Complete cowards': Cricket Australia blasted over ‘anti-Australian' move to snub national day
Sky News host Freya Leach has slammed Cricket Australia as it came under fire for its move to quietly scrap any fixtures on Australia Day. For the second year in a row – and just the second time in 31 years – there will be no cricket on January 26, despite it being a major public holiday and a key date in the summer calendar. 'Complete cowards, anti-Australian, and people are sick of this; we're sick of the cultural self-loathing,' Ms Leach said. 'When will these organisations understand we actually love our country (and) want to stand tall and be proud.'
Sky News AU
23-04-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
‘Utterly ridiculous': Liberal Senator Jacinta Price rejects comparison between One Nation and Greens preferences
Liberal Senator Jacinta Price has rejected a comparison between One Nation and the Greens, declaring that unlike the latter, Pauline Hanson's party 'is not anti-Australian'. The Albanese government has come under fire this week for preferencing the Greens in almost all its lower house seats. However. news One Nation made a last-minute change to its how to vote cards in order to preference the Coalition in at least ten marginal seats provided Labor with the opportunity to equate the preference deals. Speaking to Sky News Australia's Chris Kenny, Senator Price said the comparison was 'utterly ridiculous'. 'The Greens are absolute radicals. One Nation aren't radical like the Greens,' the Northern Territory Senator said. 'I mean, the antisemitism that we have seen increase in our country and the division that we've seen increase in our country is ridiculous. 'The Greens are a very dangerous party who are anti-Australian, let's face it. One nation is not anti-Australian.' To back up her argument, the shadow Indigenous Australians minister pointed to the fact Pauline Hanson's party had supported the Coalition's push to audit the billions spent on Indigenous programs and their calls for a Royal Commission into sexual abuse in Indigenous communities. In comparison, she described the Greens' approach to Indigenous policy as 'completely out of touch'. 'It's the reason why Lydia Thorpe left the Greens, because she understood the fact that they weren't interested in listening to Indigenous voices. They have their own agenda - I mean, it's quite infantilising,' Senator Price said. 'The Greens that we have in the Territory who talk a big talk about treaty and culture and all those things, but they are aligned with outfits like the Environmental Defenders Office, who exploit Aboriginal people and make up fake Indigenous dreaming stories for their own agendas – to block projects. 'This is what the Greens are all about, thinking that they know what's best for Aboriginal people when they're completely out of touch." Senator Price also claimed a former Greens staffer, now working for an organisation combatting gender-based violence, had been gaslighting Indigenous women by attempting to deny a link between traditional culture and violence against women. 'It was a former Greens staffer, who now works for Our Watch, who tells journalists how to report on domestic violence and Indigenous Affairs and tries to gaslight us to suggest that violence is not part of traditional culture,' she said. 'We've got traditional cultural payback going on in places like the Northern Territory and those of us who've had the lived experience know that violence is accepted in traditional culture. "So the Greens are dangerous. They're interested in their agenda – which is a radical agenda. 'They're not interested in supporting Indigenous Australians to get off welfare dependency and (become) economically independent and stand on their own two feet.'
