Australia news live: construction workers to down tools over CFMEU takeover; unborn babies die amid Queensland syphilis spike

From AAP: Workers will down tools in solidarity with the CFMEU as it moves to challenge external administration in the courts.

Rallies will take place in capital cities on Tuesday after the union’s construction arm and all associated branches were taken over following allegations of criminal links and corruption.

While people have a democratic right to peaceful protest “the taking of unprotected industrial action is not lawful”, a…