Anthony Albanese has shut down reporters asking when he was briefed on an explosive-laden caravan involved in an alleged anti-Semitic terror plot in Sydney.
Chris Minns is two years away from an election, so he can ride out these bad times, but an angry, scared Sydney is a big risk for Anthony Albanese.
The Prime Minister, Attorney-General and national security committee were all “out of the loop” and left in the dark over the alleged anti-Semitic caravan bomb plot by the AFP for ten days before the investigation was sensationally leaked to the media.
A disturbing note and powerful explosives strong enough to create a 40-metre blast radius were found inside a Sydney caravan police say was intended for a “mass casualty” anti-Semitic attack.
NSW Police are investigating a caravan, which was laden with power gel explosives and had the potential to a cause a "mass casualty event", alongside a document with both antisemitic sentiments and a list of targets.
Israel’s foreign minister said antisemitism was “spreading in Australia almost unchecked” and he expected more action to stop attacks on the Jewish community.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will address the media in Melbourne from 9am. The Labor leader will visit Swinburne TAFE alongside Skills and Training Minister Andrew Giles. He is set to be grilled on when he knew about the Sydney caravan bomb, after a report on Friday confirmed he had been kept in the dark.
Israel urged Australia to do more to halt an "epidemic of antisemitism" in the country as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his government was doing all it could to combat attacks that he says include domestic terrorism.
When a press release is being released on a meeting's outcomes 67 minutes after the meeting started, it's easy to get the picture that the "meaningful legal reform" being called for from people like anti-Semitism envoy Jillian Segal wouldn't be happening — at least not now.
Anthony Albanese was kept in the dark about a planned terror attack on prominent Jewish sites in Sydney, senior police sources have revealed.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is speaking to reporters in Western Sydney alongside Transport Minister Catherine King and Industry Minister Ed Husic. Join SkyNews.com.au to watch live. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is speaking in Western Sydney. Join SkyNews.com.au to watch live.
The Albanese government has committed $6.4m to Holocaust education in Australia amid a rising tide of anti-Semitism.