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Suspicious Device Found at Australia Day Rally

More than 2,000 people were evacuated from a Perth rally after police found a suspicious device containing screws and ball bearings, prompting a grid search and arrest.

  • A man has been arrested for allegedly throwing a suspicious device into a crowd in Australia, according to police.
  • The device did not detonate, and no injuries have been reported, according to Western Australia Police.
  • Western Australia Police Commissioner Col Blanch described the device as "very rudimentary" and about the size of a medium coffee cup.
  • Western Australia Premier Roger Cook called the incident in Perth "completely unacceptable.
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Australian Financial Review broke the news in Sydney, Australia on Sunday, January 25, 2026.
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