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| PM and premier say Dural caravan with explosives was ‘terrorism’ as police confirm no detonator found | PM and premier say Dural caravan with explosives was ‘terrorism’ as police confirm no detonator found |
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| Caravan discovered on Sydney’s outskirts had antisemitic material, investigators say, with registered owner in custody on unrelated charges | Caravan discovered on Sydney’s outskirts had antisemitic material, investigators say, with registered owner in custody on unrelated charges |
| A caravan that was found on Sydney’s outskirts allegedly containing explosives and antisemitic material was an act of terrorism, the prime minister and New South Wales premier have said. | A caravan that was found on Sydney’s outskirts allegedly containing explosives and antisemitic material was an act of terrorism, the prime minister and New South Wales premier have said. |
| NSW police had not officially declared the incident an act of terrorism, but Anthony Albanese, when asked if he classified it as terrorism, stated: “I certainly do. I agree with [the premier] Chris Minns. It’s clearly designed to harm people but it’s also designed to create fear in the community. And that is the very definition.” | |
| Minns said the incident was “a potential terrorist event”. The premier said on Thursday the caravan – which was discovered in Dural on 19 January – and its owner were “in police custody”. | Minns said the incident was “a potential terrorist event”. The premier said on Thursday the caravan – which was discovered in Dural on 19 January – and its owner were “in police custody”. |
| The police commissioner, Karen Webb, said the caravan’s owner was in custody “on unrelated matters”. Webb added “there was no detonator” in the caravan. | The police commissioner, Karen Webb, said the caravan’s owner was in custody “on unrelated matters”. Webb added “there was no detonator” in the caravan. |
| The commissioner said on Thursday that people could be charged with terrorism-related offences without NSW police having to make a terrorism “declaration”. | The commissioner said on Thursday that people could be charged with terrorism-related offences without NSW police having to make a terrorism “declaration”. |
| The deputy commissioner, David Hudson, on Thursday reiterated that the threat had been “mitigated”. He said the Powergel explosives found were almost exclusively used in the mining industry. | |
| Hudson said the caravan allegedly contained written notes “with Jewish entities nominated on them”. | |
| Last week, the Australian federal police said “foreign actors” could be behind some of the antisemitic attacks in Sydney with people potentially being paid to commit crimes. | |
| Hudson on Thursday said police were investigating if “some of them are being orchestrated by others – not the individuals”. | |
| “We haven’t identified any of the individuals, of the 10 we’ve charged, with any specific ideology that would cause them to commit the acts that they have [allegedly] committed,” the assistant commissioner said. | |
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| “That indicates to us that they are being orchestrated in some manner. We have identified links between certain jobs, which gives us some indication there is a level of coordination above those [allegedly] perpetrating the offences.” | |
| Meanwhile, another Jewish site in Sydney was hit with antisemitic graffiti overnight - this time a school located a few hundred metres from the childcare centre that was recently attacked in Sydney’s east. | |
| Mount Sinai college in Maroubra and a nearby home were both spray-painted with antisemitic slurs that included calling Jewish people “dogs” and the “real terrorists”. | Mount Sinai college in Maroubra and a nearby home were both spray-painted with antisemitic slurs that included calling Jewish people “dogs” and the “real terrorists”. |