Dramatic footage has emerged of three attacks on Melbourne offices of logistics giant Toll Holdings this month.
The footage, shared from the Instagram account “forautonomydestroyaustralia”, shows figures clad in black and armed with fire extinguishers and hammers approaching a Toll building to a soundtrack of the Veronicas’ 4eva.
The caption on one clip states the attack took place on Tuesday, July 22.
Two figures proceed to smash down the doors of a building on the premises. Later in the clip, the words “Genocide in motion” can be seen spray-painted across a wall.
The video goes on to accuse Toll of distributing bullets for police and delivering ammunition and weapons for Australian defence contractors, Thales and NIOA.
The video ends with the caption: “Toll will pay for its colonial violence.”
Police confirmed they were investigating “at least three incidents” of criminal damage in Melbourne between July 18 and 22.
Police are also investigating potential links to an arson attack on Israeli-linked military parts manufacturer, Lovitt Technologies Australia, in Greensborough on July 5.
“Investigators believe at least three incidents in Melbourne, Westmeadows and Campbellfield are linked,” a police statement said on Monday.
“Police are also looking at whether the incidents are related to any other recent incidents of criminal damage, including an incident at a Greensborough business earlier in July.
“At this time, no one has been arrested, and the investigation remains ongoing.”
Footage has emerged of vandalism at Toll Holdings’ Campbellfield offices.
Another of the new clips, which the account claims depicts a July 20 attack on a Toll property in Westmeadows, incudes a caption praising terrorist group Hamas and links the vandalism to the Gaza conflict.
“As drivers of genocide in both this colony and overseas, all Toll Holdings assets are valid targets of sabotage,” the clip’s caption states.
In a statement to The Age, a Toll spokesperson said the logistics giant was aware of the videos.
“We are co-operating fully with police and have provided relevant information to assist with their investigation,” Toll said.
“We take these incidents seriously and continue to maintain security measures across all sites. The safety and wellbeing of our people remain our top priority.
“Regarding claims made by activist groups, Toll provides logistics services compliant with all applicable laws and regulations. Toll Group remains committed to operating safely, responsibly, and in full compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.”
NIOA has been contacted for comment.
A third video, posted on July 18, shows red paint being sprayed on Toll’s St Kilda Road offices and inside the foyer, as well as windows being smashed.
Late on Thursday afternoon, the Instagram account also claimed a federal government contract would see Toll transporting weapons and explosives.
Footage of the attacks has been shared by the Australian Jewish Association, a community group that says it is “guided by Torah and centre-right Australian values”, drawing attention to the initial account and criticising the federal government.
“When the Albanese Government incites against the Jewish State, extremists often are inspired to carry our attacks,” it said on X.
“Do you remember a time of so much political and antisemitic violence in Australia? When will the government take this threat seriously? Are they waiting until people are killed?”
On July 17, the Whistleblowers, Activists and Communities Alliance (WACA) held a snap demonstration outside Toll’s St Kilda Road offices, while the red paint and smashed windows were still to be rectified.
Toll Group’s St Kilda Road headquarters were vandalised with red paint in mid-July.
WACA did not claim responsibility for the latest videos, but posted in support of the incident on its own Instagram account.
WACA has attracted the attention of police recently for a series of escalating actions, including shutting down the Port of Melbourne to block Israeli shipping contractors and scaling the roofs of buildings where weapons parts are manufactured.
Several WACA figures led a splinter group of about 20 people away from an anti-police rally on the night of Friday, July 4, before they stormed Israeli restaurant Miznon on Hardware Lane.
Several people have since been charged over that incident.
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