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AFP Commissioner Barrett is not hiding from public updates on radical Islam?

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AFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett has publicly addressed the Bondi Beach terror attack and detailed eight active counter-terrorism investigations into ISIS returnees. The Reel claims AFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett avoids public accountability on radical Islam compared to other high-profile cases. However, Sydney Morning Herald and AFP reports confirm Barrett publicly detailed eight active counter-terrorism investigations into ISIS returnees during Senate Estimates, leading to terror charges. She also delivered multiple public speeches on the Bondi terror attack.

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ASIO limited its counterterrorism caseload review to 12 months, omitting a 2019 investigation into the Bondi gunmen.

“ASIO's decision to limit the review of its counterterrorism caseload to just the past year meant the agency did not re-examine Bondi gunmen Naveed and Sajid Akram, who the agency had investigated five years earlier in 2019.” ASIO's 2024 review of past terror cases didn't extend to prior flag on Bondi attackers - ABC News, 2026-05-25

The trick: Picks only some facts

It shows the facts that fit and leaves out those that don't (known as cherry-picking).

“Where's Chrissy Barrett? No one knows. She's not there for the press conference. She sends an assistant commissioner... In my opinion, it looks like she's hiding from anything that might be seen as promoting a fight…”

The speaker focuses on Barrett's absence from one initial arrival briefing while ignoring her public speeches on the Bondi attack and Senate Estimates testimony detailing eight counter-terrorism investigations into ISIS returnees.

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What we checked

There are ISIS-affiliated terrorist training organization camps in the southern Philippines.No reliable source found for this yet.
Chrissy Barrett did a press conference after the Bondi shooting and stated this was people aligning with an ideology, not a religion.No reliable source found for this yet.

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Short version

⚠️ MISLEADING 👉 Sydney Morning Herald and AFP reports confirm Barrett publicly detailed eight active counter-terrorism investigations into ISIS returnees during Senate Estimates, leading to terror charges. 🎭 Trick: Picks only some facts 📰 Sources: ABC, Smh 🔎 Full check: send this Reel to @checkthis.chat

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