George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

Of course, the investigation is still ongoing and the matter is now before the court, but what we can say is that, so far, there are no apparent links between last Friday's alleged plot and the alleged planning of an onshore attack on police members on or around Anzac Day. As you know, Senator Reynolds, on 18 April the Joint Counter Terrorism Team in Melbourne executed seven search warrants as part of Operation Rising, resulting in two men being charged with conspiracy to commit acts done in preparation for or planning terrorist acts, in contravention of section 101.6 of the Criminal Code. One man was charged with 19 weapons offences as well.

The AFP and Victoria Police have confirmed a link between the arrest of a 14-year-old male person in the United Kingdom and Operation Rising, following the identification of alleged communications between the two. (Time expired)