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The imminent release of a Sydney man who threatened to kill a magistrate, praised the Islamic State leader and said he was at war with Australia has prompted a bid for him to remain behind bars.
Blake Nicholas Pender, then 28, was jailed for four years and three months in December 2019 after admitting terror-related knife possession and threatening a magistrate.
After taking account of time served, he was eligible for parole in September 2020 - which was refused - and his full term expires on September 13.
The minister for home affairs has now applied to the NSW Supreme Court for Pender to be subject to a continuing detention order which allows high risk offenders to be imprisoned after their sentence expires.
âBundles of cashâ: AFP considers referring former Labor staffer to prosecutors over money laundering
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The Australian Federal Police has told the High Court it is actively considering referring a former NSW Labor staffer to prosecutors over suspected money laundering offences after bundles of $60,000 in cash were seized from his premises last year.
Police have underlined the âseriousâ and âongoingâ nature of their investigations before the High Court this week, as they fight to uphold search warrants executed against ALP staffer John Zhang last year.