A Muslim chaplain from Sydney, in Christchurch to help with funeral arrangements, blames Australian politicians for stoking the hatred that led to Friday's attacks. The man who left the phone threats was Nathan Sykes, a lieutenant of Australia's most prominent white supremacist, Jim Saleam. But despite receiving complaints about the threats, NSW police failed to interview Sykes or lay charges, saying there was "not enough evidence". READ MORE:* Is Australia doing enough about its right-wing extremists after Christchurch shootings? However, Fergus and senior NSW police sources said the NSW police force's "fixated persons" and counter-terrorist teams, and their counterparts in other states, were effectively targeting multiple far-right threats.

Source: Stuff March 20, 2019 23:26 UTC