NSW premier was guided by police when he characterised explosive-laden caravan as terrorism, Minns’ team says

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Staffers from office of NSW premier and police minister grilled at parliamentary inquiry into Dural caravan plot

The New South Wales premier characterised a caravan found laden with explosives as a terrorism event because that was the briefing provided by police, his chief of staff has told an inquiry, despite the police telling the public at the same time there were “alternative lines” of inquiry.

On Friday, five staffers from the offices of the NSW premier, Chris Minns, and the police minister, Yasmin Catley, appeared before the inquiry after they were threatened with arrest for failing to attend last week.

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