Politicians briefed on rising threats as school shooting plot foiled
Australian security agencies have briefed federal politicians on escalating threats to their safety, with the Australian Federal Police Commissioner Krissy Barrett revealing nearly one person per week is being charged with threatening parliamentarians. Female MPs and senators are the primary targets, with 1067 reports made to police last financial year. In separate breaking news, the AFP has foiled an alleged school shooting plot in Australia, charging a 13-year-old boy who possessed violent extremist material on Discord and kept a notebook detailing plans for an attack.
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