Australia’s terrorism threat level raised: What does raising the terror threat level to ‘probable’ mean [Video]

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the update after a meeting of the national security committee and cabinet this morning.

Albanese stressed that “probable” does not mean “inevitable”.

What does raising the terror threat level to ‘probable’ mean for Australia?

The official definition of the terror threat being raised to “probable” is that there is a greater than fifty per cent chance of an onshore attack or attack planning in the next twelve months, according to National Security Australia

“The national terrorism threat level is a warning tool to provide government and the public an indication of what ASIO is seeing and anticipates in the near future,” it says.

“The security environment will continue to change in response to issues and events that arise both in Australia and overseas.

“The government …