Premier pleads for end to ‘language of division’ in politics after WA police foil alleged mass terror attack

Western Australian Premier Roger Cook has called for an end to divisive language in politics after police charged a 20-year-old man with preparing a terrorist attack. Jayson Joseph Michaels, from Bindoon, appeared in Perth Magistrates Court on Friday, facing multiple charges including preparing a terrorist act and firearms offences. The charges stem from an alleged foiled mass terror attack by a member of a white supremacist group. Premier Cook condemned what he described as "dog whistling" disguised as immigration policy, urging the community to reject such rhetoric. He emphasized the need to condemn the language of division in mainstream politics following the arrest.