Demonstrators take part in the annual "Invasion Day" rally through the streets of Sydney on Australia Day on Jan. 26, 2026. Steven Markham / AFP via Getty Images
The alleged attempt to bomb an Invasion Day rally in Perth has been designated a terrorist act by authorities.
A 31-year-old man was charged last week after police alleged he threw a “fragment bomb” filled with ball bearings and screws at a 2,500-strong crowd gathered in central Perth on Jan. 26.