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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Jordyn Beazley and Sarah Basford Canales

Albanese says ‘no place for extremism in Australia’ after teen allegedly enters MP’s office with ‘intention to kill’

Anthony Albanese
Anthony Albanese says teenager Jordan Patten, who has been charged with planning a terrorist attack, should ‘face the full force of the law’. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

Anthony Albanese has declared “there’s no place for extremism in Australia” after a 19-year-old man was charged with planning a terrorist attack after he allegedly entered a New South Wales Labor MP’s office carrying “knives and tactical equipment”.

The prime minister was on Friday asked about a document allegedly written by Jordan Patten who was arrested on Wednesday. A Sydney magistrate on Thursday said police would allege Patten had intended to kill Newcastle MP Tim Crakanthorp “due to his position in the Labor party”.

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