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Bourke Street: Scott Morrison says mental health an 'excuse', blames IS radicalisation for 'terrorist' attack

'Extremist Islam' biggest threat: Morrison

Opposition Leader Matthew Guy: Suspected terrorists to be banned from Melbourne CBD

Australia-Indonesia Free Trade Agreement on hold

Melbourne is great because of people like Sisto: PM

Trolley man Michael Rogers gets a new phone and an epic feed as charity money rolls in

Labor promises to exrend free public transport for school children

Michael Daley elected as NSW Labor Leader

Morrison Government announces ongoing support for migrants in their communities

Commemorations mark 100 years since Armistice Day




Bourke Street: Scott Morrison says mental health an 'excuse', blames IS radicalisation for 'terrorist' attack

15/11/2018

(Translation appears in Arabic section)

Melbourne - M. E. Times Int'l: Prime Minister Scott Morrison has dismissed the mental health of the Bourke Street attacker as an "excuse" for his deadly actions.

He has instead laid the blame at home-grown Islamic radicalisation of Hassan Khalif Shire Ali and called on imams and the Muslim community to do more to counter threats of attack.

Shire Ali, 30, stabbed three people in Melbourne's CBD on Friday, killing renowned restaurateur Sisto Malaspina. Shire Ali later died in hospital from gunshot wounds.

"This bloke, radicalised here in Australia with extreme Islam, took a knife and cut down a fellow Australian in Bourke Street," he told Network Ten.

"I am not going to make an excuse for that. Of course issues of mental health and all these other things are important.

He was a terrorist. He was a radical extremist terrorist who took a knife to another Australian because he had been radicalised in this country.

"We can't give him excuses."

Mr Morrison said he wanted imams to pay greater attention to people at risk of radicalisation and called on them to report concerns to authorities.

He rejected suggestions he was using the incident as a racist dog whistle.

"That is the same, lame, old, tired excuse for not dealing with this problem," Mr Morrison said.

"I don't believe that is where the majority of decent, hard-working, respectable Australian Muslims are at.

"They want their community to be safer and there are people coming into their community and they are infecting their young people and others with hatred and false teaching, which is taking them off path.

"That has to be called out and it has to be stopped."

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'Extremist Islam' biggest threat: Morrison

Sydney: Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called out "radical, violent, extremist Islam" as posing the greatest threat to Australia's national security.

Speaking in response to the Bourke Street terror attack, Mr Morrison said he was the first person to protect religious freedoms.

"But that also means I must be the first to call out religious extremism," he said at a press conference in Sydney.

Mr Morrison made it clear no religion was immune and it took many forms around the world.

"But here in Australia, we would be kidding ourselves if we did not call out the fact that the greatest threat of religious extremism in this country is the radical and dangerous ideology of extremist Islam," he said.

Mr Morrison said he had long-standing relationships with the Muslim community and it was them who had raised with him their concerns about radicalism in recent years.

"I have sat in the living room of a family whose four sons went and fought for ISIS," he said.

"And they all died. I have seen the look of complete loss in the eyes of a mother and a father ... confused by people who came and corrupted their children."

Mr Morrison also told reporters that the single greatest threat to the Australian way of life is radical, violent, extremist Islam, but also applauded the efforts by brave and passionate Australian-Muslims for their contributions to the community.

Mr Morrison urged religious leaders to protect their communities to ensure "dangerous teachings and ideologies" didn't spread in Australia.

"They must be proactive, they must be alert and they must call this out in their communities," he said, adding the government and wider community needed to work respectfully with them.

Mr Morrison also urged Australians not to be intimidated by Friday's attack.

"Keep being yourselves, keep being Australians," he said.

"Be proud of who you are, because I know you are and that is what will ensure we will always defeat this insidious evil that comes at us every single time."

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Opposition Leader Matthew Guy: Suspected terrorists to be banned from Melbourne CBD

Melbourne: Potential terrorists could be banned from the heart of Melbourne under new counter-terrorism plans proposed by the Victorian opposition.

Under the plan, likely violent extremists would face court-ordered Melbourne CBD bans and GPS tracking if the Liberal-Nationals win government.

Opposition Leader Matthew Guy revealed his counter-terror policy today, less than a week after Hassan Khalif Shire Ali set a gas bottle-laden ute on fire and went on a stabbing frenzy in Bourke Street, killing restaurateur Sisto Malaspina.

“Last week’s terrorist attack has exposed serious gaps in the armoury of the counter-terrorism measures here in Victoria,” Mr Guy told reporters.

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Australia-Indonesia Free Trade Agreement on hold

Indonesia: The Australian-Indonesia Free Trade Agreement has stalled once again following confirmation from Indonesia’s Trade Minister that no deal would be made while Australia is considering moving its Israeli embassy. Enggartiasto Lukita confirmed Indonesia’s position ahead of a meeting between Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo at the ASEAN summit in Singapore. However, Trade Minister Simon Birmingham has downplayed the reports, insisting the signing of the deal is following the expected timeline.

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Melbourne is great because of people like Sisto: PM

Melbourne: Prime Minister Scott Morrison has paid tribute to slain restaurateur and Melbourne icon Sisto Malaspina, who was killed in Friday’s Bourke St attack. The prime minister was amoung hundreds to make the pilgrimage to Pellegrini's , the cafe co-owned by Mr Malaspina, and pay their respects to the much-loved 74-year-old. Mr Morrison said he was overwhelmed by stories of Sisto and his passion, adding the city of Melbourne was made great by people like Mr Malaspina.

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Trolley man Michael Rogers gets a new phone and an epic feed as charity money rolls in

Melbourne: It has been a rollercoaster week for Melbourne’s latest superhero Michael Rogers to say the least.

It was just five weeks ago that the homeless legend — who has come to be dubbed as the trolley man for his jihadi-fighting credentials — was released from jail for stealing a bike.

Now he is slowly beginning to turn his life around after thousands of adoring fans have donated more than $136,000 in a charity fund to help him back on his feet.

Last night, he began to see some of that money — which was raised through a GoFundMe page organised by the Melbourne Homeless Collective

The charity handed him $500, and with it he decided to buy a new phone. His old one was smashed when he was charging down Bourke Street terrorist Hassan Khalif Shire Ali with a shopping trolley.

Once he’s sorted that out, he tucked into a veritable feast of spaghetti marinara and pizza from his favourite restaurant La Porchetta.

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Labor promises to exrend free public transport for school children

Sydney: Under the Berejiklian-Barilaro Government, it’s either higher power prices or never ending tolls.

They don't understand the pressures that you’re under. We know that families are doing it tough.

It’s time government started working to make your life easier.

This is why today, I announced that a Daley Labor Government will provide free public transport for children.

This is just one part of our Fair Fares policy, which includes:

Refunds for train commuters when there is an avoidable delay

Slashing the airport access fee to $5 and free for airport workers

While the Berejiklian-Barilaro Government continues to squander billions of dollars on vanity projects, only NSW Labor will put you and your family first.

 

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Sydney: The NSW Labor Party has elected Michael Daley as its new leader at a special caucus meeting following the resignation of Luke Foley. The result of Saturday's ballot was 33 votes for Mr Daley and 12 for Chris Minns, who also nominated for the party leadership. Penny Sharpe was elected as the new Deputy Leader of the party after nominating for the position unopposed. The former NSW Labor leader Luke Foley resigned on Thursday following allegations of misconduct made against him by an ABC journalist. Mr Foley maintains the accusations against him are false and that he will pursue a defamation claim.

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Morrison Government announces ongoing support for migrants in their communities

Canberra: Federal Minister for Social Services, Paul Fletcher, and Assistant Minister for Children and Families, Michelle Landry, have announced $4.13 million in continued funding for three organisations specialising in migrant settlement services. 

The Migration Council Australia, Centre for Multicultural Youth and the Settlement Council of Australia will receive additional funding from 1 January 2019 to 30 June 2022 as part of the Department of Social Services’ Families and Communities Program.

“This funding will enable the organisations to continue to provide advice to Government about how best to support migrants to fully participate in employment and the community more generally,” said Mr Fletcher.

Ms Landry said the funding will ensure the organisations develop and share best practice across the settlement sector for things such as, governance, service delivery models, understanding client needs, migrant and refugee employment and participation in education.

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Commemorations mark 100 years since Armistice Day

The world marks 100 years since the guns fell silent in Europe, signaling the end of the WWI. Commemorations are being held across the world, with the Australian Parliament and War Memorial covered in knitted red poppies to mark the centenary. US President Trump is in France ahead of commemorations, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron already unveiling a ceremonial plaque at a war memorial in eastern France.


 














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