I emphasise, at this stage, because investigations are continuing ... there are no known links to any political issues or any links to extremist groups. I want to stress, there is a mass of material that is being investigated and nothing should be ruled out. “Whatever the motivation, this was a despicable and cowardly act, but I want to reassure all Australians that this is an isolated incident. Patton said the man would probably be formally interviewed on Friday but police had spoken to him on Thursday night. Later on Friday morning Patton reiterated that there was nothing to suggest the man had links to terrorism.

Source: The Guardian December 21, 2017 20:58 UTC