Western Australia police have charged a 31-year-old man with terrorism over the alleged attempted bombing of an Invasion Day protest in Perth. The WA premier, Roger Cook, said it was the first time such charges had been laid in the state and declared “we must call this for what it is”.
The independent senator Lidia Thorpe again criticised the lack of public attention given to the 26 January incident – speaking just before Anthony Albanese told First Nations people his government would do “everything required to keep you and your loved ones safe”.
