CBR evacuated after shots fired

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News outlets using footage showing Qantas 737-400s and Virgin Blue E190s! Been 15 years surely they could update the photo archives. Not as bad as the continued use of stock photos with Jetstar 717s I guess.
 
SYD said:
Too soon?

But it actually looks like the VA side?
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Yeh I thought about it but many people on twitter have already made a lots of jokes, some are a tad political.

Some of the ones on twitter that I find amusing:
"was the guy at Canberra airport a Qantas Frequent Flyer?"
"Chances the loon at Canberra Airport was just trying to redeem his Qantas covid flight credit?"
"Did the guy in Canberra airport finally crack over Qantas?"
"Joyce will organiser anything to cancel a few flights that aren’t booked"

There are a lot more on this thread as well
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1558660565400457216
 
jb747 said:
One can only hope the judge doesn’t think he’s just a naughty boy.
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It could be my poor understanding of it but...

The ABC reports that he is being charged with:
-discharging a firearm at a building
-unlawful possession of a firearm
-discharging a firearm near a person, causing alarm

Now I thought there was a more serious charge for brining a firearm to an airport?
 
henrus said:
It could be my poor understanding of it but...

The ABC reports that he is being charged with:
-discharging a firearm at a building
-unlawful possession of a firearm
-discharging a firearm near a person, causing alarm

Now I thought there was a more serious charge for brining a firearm to an airport?
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Probably not if it’s licensed and you’re checking it in.

Obviously can’t take it through security…
 
jb747 said:
Wouldn't unlawful possession imply that he's not licensed?
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Exactly. That’s one of the charges.

But someone who is licensed (eg sporting shooter) can presumably take it without being arrested?
 
henrus said:
It could be my poor understanding of it but...

The ABC reports that he is being charged with:
-discharging a firearm at a building
-unlawful possession of a firearm
-discharging a firearm near a person, causing alarm

Now I thought there was a more serious charge for brining a firearm to an airport?
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I don't believe anything stops the police from laying additional charges later if it's found there is some sort of weapon at airport law that has been broken, and no doubt they are looking to see if there is a specific law about firearms at airports that they can charge him with as well.

But they also needed to charge him with things quickly so they could take him to the courts and get a decision on bail.
 
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