Jetstar Avalon Security Incident
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Jetstar Avalon Security Incident
https://www.news.com.au/travel/trave...620fff9191481e
Supposedly dude with gun tried to board the plane.
Seemingly got on board…then tackled by crew and pax.
Supposedly dude with gun tried to board the plane.
Seemingly got on board…then tackled by crew and pax.
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6th March 2025, 07:28
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Barry Clarke, in 1C, a shearer from Echuca did very well !
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/nat...06-p5lhk9.html
Echuca man Barry Clark, a passenger who tackled the man, told ABC Radio Melbourne he appeared to be dressed as a maintenance technician.“The lovely air hostess was just questioning this bloke trying to come on dressed up as a worker,” Clark said.“He got agitated, and before we know it a shotgun appeared, and I was worried about it being shot, so all I could do was push her out of the way, get the gun out of the way, break that gun and throw it down the stairs, and then put him in a hold, throw him to the ground until the police came.
“I didn’t know what his full intention was, it looked like he was trying to get into the cockpit.“You don’t think, you act. I’ve been taught from a boy to be responsible to look after others, and we’re a sporting family, so I was quietly confident I could handle him.“I didn’t want to see that poor girl get shot, do you just gotta do what you gotta do.
“He was perfectly dressed for the job, he looked like a technician.”
“I didn’t know what his full intention was, it looked like he was trying to get into the cockpit.“You don’t think, you act. I’ve been taught from a boy to be responsible to look after others, and we’re a sporting family, so I was quietly confident I could handle him.“I didn’t want to see that poor girl get shot, do you just gotta do what you gotta do.
“He was perfectly dressed for the job, he looked like a technician.”
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Since when are state governments responsible for airport security?
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Secondly, this was a 17 year old kid with apparently no criminal history at all.
But let's not let the facts get in the way of a good story or a completely partisan and non-fact-based load of crap.
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Gee, what value for money this 'Home Affairs' monstrosity has been, hey?
Holes in perimeter fences of airports while people who work there are put through a third degree (and it's apparently going to get even harder) to obtain an ASIC. Before this we've had things like the Department of Home Affairs ignoring repeated warnings from a German gun-dealer who suspected parts for possibly hundreds of Glock pistols were being posted to Australia in separate packages. Home Affairs ignored every warning until it turned out the packages arrived and were collected. The NSW Police then had to clean up the mess left by Border Farce (part of HA).
Let me see, we've also had priceless circa 1780s botanical samples collected by La Peruse and stored in a museum in France, requested for research for loan and despite being labelled with BIG LETTERS and accompanied by copious amounts of permits and other documentation, Home Affairs (e.g. 'Border Farce') sent them to the incinerator as "illegal plant material".
Should also reserve special mention for the wonderful gun laws that put every law-abiding gun owner through multiple hoops and required hundreds of dollars of expenditure to install safes, etc. and maintain licenses while a 17 year old kid can just walk into an airport with a shot gun. Note: you have to be 18 to hold a firearms license.
The more monolithic these departments get and the more complicated laws get (we are now well over 70 pieces of 'anti-terror' legislation), the more incompetent the administration becomes.
I don't want to make this an ALP/LNP thing but others on here who have jumped to blame a State Premier might take note of the fact of whom the government was when the gun laws and the stupid Border Force act was written and passed. Such laws in their original form had such 'essential' provisions such as criminalising "bringing the Commonwealth or the Monarchy into disrepute" or similar, bet that's going to make a lot of difference, will have the terrorists shaking in their boots - considering just about every federal politician could be guilty of that one. It makes you wonder what drugs the people were on or what wild, conspiracy laden universe they were inhabiting. I don't think there's too many of these over-the-top laws that haven't been found wanting when tested.
Another example was the youtube channel "juice media" being visited by the Feds and 'warned' that their mock coat of arms (an OBVIOUS parody, with Kangaroo and Emu's heads being replaced with surveillance cameras) might be in breach of the new (anti-terror) law of "impersonating a Commonwealth entity". Look up the debate in Senate estimates and watch former AG Brandis struggling to justify that rubbish.
The term 'goons' would seem to fit.
Holes in perimeter fences of airports while people who work there are put through a third degree (and it's apparently going to get even harder) to obtain an ASIC. Before this we've had things like the Department of Home Affairs ignoring repeated warnings from a German gun-dealer who suspected parts for possibly hundreds of Glock pistols were being posted to Australia in separate packages. Home Affairs ignored every warning until it turned out the packages arrived and were collected. The NSW Police then had to clean up the mess left by Border Farce (part of HA).
Let me see, we've also had priceless circa 1780s botanical samples collected by La Peruse and stored in a museum in France, requested for research for loan and despite being labelled with BIG LETTERS and accompanied by copious amounts of permits and other documentation, Home Affairs (e.g. 'Border Farce') sent them to the incinerator as "illegal plant material".
Should also reserve special mention for the wonderful gun laws that put every law-abiding gun owner through multiple hoops and required hundreds of dollars of expenditure to install safes, etc. and maintain licenses while a 17 year old kid can just walk into an airport with a shot gun. Note: you have to be 18 to hold a firearms license.
The more monolithic these departments get and the more complicated laws get (we are now well over 70 pieces of 'anti-terror' legislation), the more incompetent the administration becomes.
I don't want to make this an ALP/LNP thing but others on here who have jumped to blame a State Premier might take note of the fact of whom the government was when the gun laws and the stupid Border Force act was written and passed. Such laws in their original form had such 'essential' provisions such as criminalising "bringing the Commonwealth or the Monarchy into disrepute" or similar, bet that's going to make a lot of difference, will have the terrorists shaking in their boots - considering just about every federal politician could be guilty of that one. It makes you wonder what drugs the people were on or what wild, conspiracy laden universe they were inhabiting. I don't think there's too many of these over-the-top laws that haven't been found wanting when tested.
Another example was the youtube channel "juice media" being visited by the Feds and 'warned' that their mock coat of arms (an OBVIOUS parody, with Kangaroo and Emu's heads being replaced with surveillance cameras) might be in breach of the new (anti-terror) law of "impersonating a Commonwealth entity". Look up the debate in Senate estimates and watch former AG Brandis struggling to justify that rubbish.
The term 'goons' would seem to fit.
Last edited by AerialPerspective; 6th March 2025 at 09:03.
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it was a 17 year old Australian. But don't let the facts get in the way of your racist tirade.
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Firstly, a good amount of the visas that were approved for the large number of immigrants over the last few years were approved by........ drum-roll........ Peter Dutton and his LNP
Take a look here Highest ever migration in 2023
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Typical ALP supporter. Full of it like the leader himself and they actually believe in it.
Take a look here Highest ever migration in 2023
Take a look here Highest ever migration in 2023
It's a backlog since COVID, under the rules set up by the then liberal government. But again, don't let the facts get in the way.
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"Australian borders were reopened to most travellers from 21 February 2022, giving rise to a period of record net overseas migration consistent with a catchup in arrivals following almost two years of border restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic."
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Aaaaaanyway, back to the security incident...
The article quotes Bazza having "kicked the gun down the stairs" but I see the skipper holding the barrel and kicking the butt away on the floor. A bit after this, Shazza exits onto thr stairs carrying the gun.
Not disputing Bazza's heroics, but credit to all involved seems appropriate. Apparently the skipper clocked the weapons as the FA was questioning the "maintenance" at which point the others jumped in when the pilot spotted the gun
The article quotes Bazza having "kicked the gun down the stairs" but I see the skipper holding the barrel and kicking the butt away on the floor. A bit after this, Shazza exits onto thr stairs carrying the gun.
Not disputing Bazza's heroics, but credit to all involved seems appropriate. Apparently the skipper clocked the weapons as the FA was questioning the "maintenance" at which point the others jumped in when the pilot spotted the gun