Counter terrorism team carry out raids across Sydney in wake of Wakeley church stabbing [Video]

23:07 EDT 23 Apr 2024, updated 02:04 EDT 24 Apr 2024

Counter-terrorism officers have executed a number of search warrants across Sydney in relation to the stabbing attack on a Christian bishop last week.

NSW Police say there is currently no threat to public safety and the raids had no connection to Anzac Day commemorations on Thursday.

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers confirmed the raids were in relation to the incident at the Christ The Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley, western Sydney, last Monday.

ASIO Director-General Mike Burgess said the security organisation was involved in the operation as a part of the Joint Counter Terrorism Team (JCCT).  

‘My officers are connected and involved and embedded inside the joint counter-terrorism team,’ Mr Burgess told the National Press Club.

The JCCT also includes Australian Federal Police, NSW …