Alleged terrorist Jordan Patten,19,is said to have,planned violent attacks against the public and professed admiration for the Christchurch mass killer,according to a manifesto allegedly released in encrypted extremist groups.
Speaking at a Canberra press conference on Friday,Albanese said Patten should face the full force of the law.
“There is no place for extremism in Australia. That documentation that was made is very concerning,including threats not just to Labor MPs,but to others,to my family,” he said as he teared up.
“That’s another reason why families … should be off limits from the media,frankly something that is of concern,a very direct threat. I applaud the security agencies and the police for the swift action that they undertook.”
Patten,from Raymond Terrace,allegedly livestreamed himself on Wednesday strapping on a military-style outfit and drawing a knife in the bathroom of Newcastle’s Civic Theatre before walking across the city’s main street and entering NSW MP Tim Crakanthorp’s office.
The footage shows him immediately turning around and leaving the office before walking down the street to the Newcastle Museum.
The alleged terrorist was confronted by museum staff who told him he could not enter “dressed like that”. He then dropped his knife on a bench before police officers arrived,drew their Tasers and arrested him.
On Thursday,the teenager appeared before Parramatta Local Court charged with doing an act in,which carries a maximum sentence of life in prison.
A 19-year-old man has faced court after he was charged with a terror offence in Newcastle.
Concerns about politicians’ safety have grown recently after Labor electorate offices were targeted by pro-Palestine protests.
Last week, at the office of Jewish Labor MP Josh Burns,which Albanese said represented a troubling escalation of radical pro-Palestinian activism in Australia.
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