The prime minister has been accused of failing to alleviate community fears after revealing he knew 'for some time' an explosives-laden caravan was likely a hoax, not an anti-Semitic terror plot. Police have revealed the caravan was 'almost immediately' dismissed as a ruse carried out by organised criminals. The presence of industrial explosives in the van and a note listing prominent Jewish sites prompted Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and other leaders to declare the situation an act of terrorism.