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The man has children who were in the house at the time of his arrest.
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Colvin says he believes that the man acted alone in the region and the police have no unreasonable concerns about the town of Young.
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AFP head Andrew Colvin says the man had no direct experience in missile technology or laser technology to his knowledge.
Asked about the use of metal detectors by police on the Young property, Colvin says:
This is a very technical offence and this gentleman is quite technically minded so we will be doing a complete, thorough forensic examination of that property. It could take hours, if not days, and we will leave no stone unturned in what we’re looking for.
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The man arrested was Australian born and an Australian citizen. He will appear in Young local court later today.
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Colvin says he does not believe the man was a former member of a government agency.
Colvin says he is an electrician.
The advice he was allegedly providing was sophisticated and well planned, Colvin says.
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Michael Keenan says charges are expected to be laid are serious.
Andrew Colvin, head of AFP, says there are two serious foreign incursion alleged offences involved carry a maximum of life imprisonment.
We will allege he has utilised the internet to perform services for Isil, activities in the Syria and Iraq conflict, from Australia in the following ways. Firstly, by researching and designing a laser warning device to help warn against incoming guiding munitions used by coalition forces in Syria and Iraq.
Secondly, we will also allege that he has been researching, designing and modelling systems to assist Isil’s efforts to develop their own long-range guided missile capabilities.
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Ongoing #AFP operation in Young @AFPmedia updates here; https://t.co/ZzOr6E37ZE photo and video
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Turnbull says the police will allege:
that this individual, in a regional centre, acted with intent to provide Isil with the capability, with the technical capability, and high-tech capability, to detect and develop missiles.
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Man arrested in Young for alleged assistance to Islamic State
Man arrested in Young for alleged assistance to Islamic State
Malcolm Turnbull says the Australian Federal Police have arrested a 42-year-old man in the New South Wales town of Young in relation to terrorism offences.
Malcolm Turnbull says the Australian Federal Police have arrested a 42-year-old man in the New South Wales town of Young in relation to alleged terrorism offences.
This operation does not relate to any planned terrorist attack in Australia. Police will allege that the man arrested has sought to advise ISIL on how to develop high-tech weapons capability.
This operation does not relate to any planned terrorist attack in Australia. Police will allege that the man arrested has sought to advise Isil on how to develop high-tech weapons capability.
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The AFP has arrested a man in NSW in relation to alleged terrorism offences. More details soon. #auspol @AFPmedia
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Press conference coming up with Malcolm Turnbull, justice minister Michael Keenan and AFP commissioner Andrew Colvin.
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Back to Ahmed Fahour now.
Asked whether he received a phone call from his former communications minister Malcolm Turnbull prior to his criticism of his salary, Fahour says:
Unfortunately no I didn’t …When he gets a chance I am sure he will.I’m sure he will ring me up and offer to buy me a beer.
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That’s it for QT.
The ABC understands there's an AFP op currrently underway near Young, north of Canberra. Expecting a press conference in Parli after #qt
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Ahmed Fahour says no golden handshake: I hope I’ll get a stamp though
Still in the hot seat, managing director of Australia Post Ahmed Fahour is asked whether he’ll get a termination payment on the way out the door. He says he’d structured his departure as a resignation, which doesn’t trigger the various provisions in his contract.
Ahmed Fahour:
There’s no golden handshake, there’s no watch, I hope I’ll get a stamp though.
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Labor’s Tim Hammond to Turnbull: It’s reported today that company profits have increased and if the prime minister gets his way, the same companies will receive a generous tax cut. At the same time, the decision to cut penalty rates will mean that workers in the shopping centre in my electorate will have their pay cut. Is this the prime minister’s future for my state in Western Australia, taxpayer-funded handouts to big businesses but pay cuts for low-paid workers because he supports the decision to cut penalty rates?
Turnbull:
That was a very revealing question. The honourable member described a proposed cut in company tax as a taxpayer-funded handout to business. So that’s the view of the Labor party. They believe that the profits of every business in Australia, every company, basically belongs to the government. And that anything that is left after tax is a handout from the government.
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Labor’s Tanya Plibersek to Turnbull: I refer to the prime minister’s answer to my question yesterday. Does the prime minister acknowledge that 77% of pharmacy workers are women? Did the prime minister avoid mentioning these workers yesterday because he knows that cutting wages in female dominated industries will increase the gender pay gap?
Turnbull says of FWC president Iain Ross:
The president comes from a lifetime’s experience in the Australian Council of Trade unions. So there is no question about their backgrounds and their experience. They considered, very carefully, the modern award’s objective of maintaining equal rates of pay between men and women for comparable work, and that’s one of the objectives of modern awards. They considered that. And they concluded that the awards that they agreed on were appropriate ones. Now, we support the independent umpire doing that detailed work.
