Public beheading fears: Tony Abbott confirms police believed terrorists planned 'demonstration killings'

By Latika Bourke
Updated September 18 2014 - 10:08pm, first published 2:29pm
Prime Minister Tony Abbott meets with soldiers in North East Arnhem Land on Thursday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Prime Minister Tony Abbott meets with soldiers in North East Arnhem Land on Thursday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Prime Minister Tony Abbott meets with soldiers in North East Arnhem Land on Thursday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Prime Minister Tony Abbott meets with soldiers in North East Arnhem Land on Thursday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Prime Minister Tony Abbott meets with soldiers in North East Arnhem Land on Thursday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Prime Minister Tony Abbott meets with soldiers in North East Arnhem Land on Thursday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Prime Minister Tony Abbott meets with soldiers in North East Arnhem Land on Thursday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Prime Minister Tony Abbott meets with soldiers in North East Arnhem Land on Thursday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Fifteen people have been arrested and one charged in counter-terrorism raids in Sydney and Brisbane. Photo: NSW Police Media
Fifteen people have been arrested and one charged in counter-terrorism raids in Sydney and Brisbane. Photo: NSW Police Media