Australian PM: There Are ‘Some Indications’ Hostage Crisis Is Politically Motivated

Abbott New South Wales ░░░░░░░░ are responding They are ░░░░░░░░ strongly supported by Commonwealth ░░░░░░░░ We don t yet ░░░░░░░░ the motivation of the ░░░░░░░░ We don t know ░░░░░░░░ this is politically motivated ░░░░░░░░ obviously there are some ░░░░░░░░ that it could be ░░░░░░░░ have to appreciate that ░░░░░░░░ in a society such ░░░░░░░░ ours there are people ░░░░░░░░ would wish to do ░░░░░░░░ harm That s why ░░░░░░░░ have police and security ░░░░░░░░ of the utmost professionalism ░░░░░░░░ are ready and able ░░░░░░░░ respond to a whole ░░░░░░░░ of situations and contingencies ░░░░░░░░ the situation that we ░░░░░░░░ now seeing in Sydney ░░░░░░░░ whole point of politically ░░░░░░░░ violence is to scare ░░░░░░░░ out of being themselves ░░░░░░░░ is a peaceful open ░░░░░░░░ generous society Nothing should ░░░░░░░░ change that and that ░░░░░░░░ why I would urge ░░░░░░░░ Australians today to go ░░░░░░░░ their business as usual ░░░░░░░░ course if anyone does ░░░░░░░░ any suspicions of untoward ░░░░░░░░ there is the National ░░░░░░░░ Hotline 1800 123 400 ░░░░░░░░ I would urge them ░░░░░░░░ call I can let ░░░░░░░░ know that the National ░░░░░░░░ Committee of the Cabinet ░░░░░░░░ been briefed on this ░░░░░░░░ I have been in ░░░░░░░░ contact with Premier Baird ░░░░░░░░ the course of the ░░░░░░░░ couple of hours I ░░░░░░░░ been briefed by Commissioner ░░░░░░░░ of the New South ░░░░░░░░ Police and by Commissioner ░░░░░░░░ of the Australian Federal ░░░░░░░░ This is an unfolding ░░░░░░░░ and as the situation ░░░░░░░░ there will be operational ░░░░░░░░ provided by the New ░░░░░░░░ Wales Police I want ░░░░░░░░ assure people that the ░░░░░░░░ business of government must ░░░░░░░░ on and it will ░░░░░░░░ on and that s ░░░░░░░░ Treasurer Hockey and Finance ░░░░░░░░ Cormann will shortly be ░░░░░░░░ the Mid Year Economic ░░░░░░░░ Fiscal Outlook as planned ░░░░░░░░ this is a very ░░░░░░░░ incident I can understand ░░░░░░░░ concerns and anxieties of ░░░░░░░░ Australian people at a ░░░░░░░░ like this but our ░░░░░░░░ and prayers must above ░░░░░░░░ go out to the ░░░░░░░░ who are caught up ░░░░░░░░ this I can think ░░░░░░░░ almost nothing more distressing ░░░░░░░░ terrifying than to be ░░░░░░░░ up in such a ░░░░░░░░ and our hearts go ░░░░░░░░ to these people NN ░░░░░░░░ Prime Minister how many ░░░░░░░░ are there Abbott I ░░░░░░░░ going to leave it ░░░░░░░░ the New South Wales ░░░░░░░░ who are in operational ░░░░░░░░ of this incident to ░░░░░░░░ those kinds of details ░░░░░░░░ in a situation like ░░░░░░░░ all sorts of reports ░░░░░░░░ around all sorts of ░░░░░░░░ are made so I ░░░░░░░░ urge everyone to exercise ░░░░░░░░ in their reporting but ░░░░░░░░ will leave all of ░░░░░░░░ operational details to the ░░░░░░░░ South Wales police who ░░░░░░░░ I understand it will ░░░░░░░░ providing operational updates shortly ░░░░░░░░ you.”