Article 74NHT Man accused of plotting WA terror attack believed assault he was planning would be worse than Bondi beach shootings, court hears

Man accused of plotting WA terror attack believed assault he was planning would be worse than Bondi beach shootings, court hears

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Defence lawyer, former federal attorney general Christian Porter, says accused Jayson Joseph Michaels was pretender full of big talk'

A man accused of plotting a mass casualty terror attack targeting public buildings and places of worship believed his assault would be worse than the Bondi beach mass shootings, a court has heard.

Jayson Joseph Michaels detailed his alleged plan for a violent assault on Western Australia police headquarters, WA Parliament House and mosques in a diary, the Perth magistrates court was told during a failed bid for bail on Wednesday.

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