Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said it is not the role of politicians to define terrorism.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has rejected a proposition that the "terrorism label" is "being used selectively" after two shocking stabbing attacks in Sydney. In an exclusive interview with SBS World News, Albanese was asked about concerns over the perceived selective use of the designation following Monday's knife attack at Christ the Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley, western Sydney, which police declared an act of terrorism hours after it occurred.
Some 50 police officers were injured during the unrest, with one man arrested so far. Albanese described the teenager’s actions as "completely unacceptable" and backed Australian Federal Police commissioner Reece Kershaw’s description of rioting crowds outside the church as "un-Australian". "I have no problem with using that word at all," Albanese said.
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