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

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The West Australian premier, Roger Cook, has urged the community to condemn the emergence of dog whistling" and the language of division" in mainstream politics after a 20-year-old man was charged with preparing a terrorist attack.

Jayson Joseph Michaels, from Bindoon, appeared at the Perth magistrates court on Friday, charged with acting in preparation for a terrorist act, possessing a prohibited weapon, two firearms offences and using a carriage service to menace or harass.