Multiple sites in Sydney's eastern suburbs have been vandalised in what has been labelled as an "appalling and shameful" attack by NSW Premier Chris Minns and "heartbreaking" by the education industry.
Chris Minns is two years away from an election, so he can ride out these bad times, but an angry, scared Sydney is a big risk for Anthony Albanese.
The public only found out about the caravan after news of its discovery was leaked to the media, 10 days after it was found. Now the Jewish community has responded.
Jewish residents already fear for their lives following an escalating series of antisemitic attacks across the city. Places of worship have been vandalised. A childcare centre near a Maroubra synagogue has been firebombed.
Police found “an amount” of powergel explosives in the caravan, enough to create a 40-metre blast radius, along with notes and the address of a Sydney synagogue inside. Powergel is the brand name for a range of “high-strength” explosives used in the mining industry.
Anthony Albanese was kept in the dark about a planned terror attack on prominent Jewish sites in Sydney, senior police sources have revealed.
NSW Police were contacted about the caravan, which had power gel explosives with the potential to a cause a "mass casualty event", alongside a document with both antisemitic sentiments and a list of targets.
New South Wales Premier Chris Minns has strongly condemned the “horrifying” antisemitic attack in Sydney’s east during a press conference.
A disturbing note and powerful explosives strong enough to create a 40-metre blast radius were found inside a Sydney caravan police say was intended for a “mass casualty” anti-Semitic attack.
As acts of violence against Sydney’s Jewish community escalate, condemnation isn’t enough. Now the premier is reaching for the law.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has visited a daycare centre that was firebombed and scrawled with graffiti in the latest suspected anti-Semitic attack in Sydney.
A caravan containing explosives and documents suggesting plans to target the Jewish community has been labelled a terrorist threat by the NSW premier, who said the objects could have led to a "mass casualty event".