New South Wales: Police say Sydney’s Dural caravan incident was ‘fabricated terrorist plot’

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has announced that a caravan found in Dural filled with explosives was not a genuine antisemitic terrorist plot. In January, a tip-off was received by authorities over the caravan, raising concerns over a potential planned Read More …

NSW Police investigate whether explosives found in Dural were intended for antisemitic attack

NSW Police are investigating whether explosives discovered in a caravan at a property in Sydney’s north-west were intended for an antisemitic attack. On January 19, police were contacted about the caravan in Dural and discovered the explosives. The Australian Federal Read More …

New South Wales: Police charge man over fire, explosions at Gosford CBD legal offices

A man has been charged over explosions at two separate legal offices in Gosford. Dozens of employees were evacuated from a building on Donnison Street just after 2:30pm on Thursday, with some reporting black smoke coming from the third floor. Read More …

Australia: Man allegedly planned Westfield terror attack in Sydney’s south

A Sydney man has been charged with plotting a terrorist attack at a busy shopping centre after he allegedly threw bottles of explosive chemicals around a bathroom. On Wednesday, July 24, police arrested Sebastian Newman, 21, after reports of a Read More …

Australia: Nations combine on mine warfare activity

The Royal Australian Navy has laid sea mines for the first time in nearly 50 years during Exercise Dugong. The mine warfare and clearance diving activity, from March 4-22, was designed to test a combined force from Australia, New Zealand Read More …

Australia: ’80s bomb cleared from popular dive-site

An unexploded bomb that lay dormant at a popular Australian dive-site for more than 40 years has been discovered by a recreational diver – and removed in what proved to be a tricky operation for Royal Australian Navy clearance divers. Read More …

Australia: Police seize cache of guns, bombs from property on Sydney’s outskirts

Police say a doomsday prepper who allegedly amassed dozens of guns and 250 kilograms of explosive material at his home on Sydney’s outskirts put the community at risk of a “catastrophic event”. Simon Mitchell Clay, 42, was arrested during a Read More …

Former ADF member charged after chemicals used in bomb-making found at Picton, NSW home

A former member of the Australian Defence Force has been charged with firearm and explosive offences after heavily armed officers stormed his home south-west of Sydney. Police raided two properties in Picton and arrested Michael Brown, 54, as the bomb Read More …