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Minns’ claims caravan bomb plot was terrorism yet to be stood up by police
There is limited evidence that the vast majority of almost 20 of the most serious anti-Semitic incidents are linked or connected, amid expectations the Sydney caravan incident will likely not be labelled an act of terror.
Security ‘kept PM in dark’ on caravan plot
Security agencies who kept Anthony Albanese in the dark until a major anti-Semitic terror bomb plot was made public could be subject to an inquiry probing if communication errors were made.
Christians ‘must resist anti-Semitism’
Australian Catholic Bishops Conference president and Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe calls for Jewish-Australians to be protected from ‘violent and senseless’ anti-Semitism.
Plot thickens on why PM won’t just say when he first learned of van bomb
Anthony Albanese’s refusal to reveal when he was told about the planned mass casualty terror attack targeting Jewish-Australians in Sydney is undermined by his previous public confirmations regarding terrorism, espionage and defence national security briefings.
Big business, Dutton on same page
Business chiefs will campaign for measures already endorsed by Peter Dutton and heap pressure on Anthony Albanese over spending, deregulation and tax.
Hung house fear fuels campaign warchests
Voters in key election seats will be targeted in one of Australia’s biggest third-party campaigns, with industry groups, activists, unions and individuals finalising multimillion-dollar warchests.
EDO could be stripped of its charity status
The EDO could be stripped of its charity status if the non-profit commission finds it breached public trust and failed to act responsibly in its legal challenge against Santos.
Anti-Semitic terrorists cross a thinning blue line
Senior police are privately warning the strain of escalating anti-Semitic violence and other crimes will leave officers with ‘one hand tied behind their backs’, as a third person was revealed to be in custody over the caravan plot.
Lacking the firepower to clear streets of evil
Australia’s fight to eradicate anti-Semitism is undermined by frontline state and federal police being under-resourced, overworked and jurisdictionally hindered.
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