"Large regional airports will need to conduct urgent risk assessments under a directive by the home affairs minister, in the aftermath of an alleged gunman’s attempt to board a Jetstar flight.
Tony Burke ordered his department to write to the airports after the incident at Avalon Airport near Geelong on Thursday afternoon, in which a
17-year-old allegedly boarded the plane armed with a long-arm firearm and ammunition and claimed, “I’ve got bombs in my bag.”
The directive applies to Avalon, Newcastle, Hobart, Launceston, Sunshine Coast, Alice Springs, Townsville, Mackay and Rockhampton airports."
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