In the wake of another terror attack on police in 2015 , Byrne questioned why national leaders were reaching out to the Islamic community but were n't doing the same with police ; arguing for greater attention to be given to police facing the ongoing threat of street-side executions . After Muslim constituents with relatives affected by fighting in the Middle East had asked him why the coalition was taking so long to defeat IS , with an absence of a substantial victory and the appearance that the conflict was being lost despite claims that the coalition were gaining some advantages over IS , Byrne told ABC News that Australia required " a complete , cohesive , clear strategy , a cogent strategy . . with some form of timeframe to how to deal with these people . " During the 2016 federal election , Byrne began distributing flyers promoting law-and-order and an anti-terrorism platform ; the first politician of the campaign to inject law-and-order into the national debate . Byrne said that he was prompted to distribute the flyers after many people in his electorate were too afraid to open their doors and talk to him while he was door-knocking due to recent gang activity and fear of violent Ice users , something which Byrne call " completely unacceptable " and promised that , if re-elected , one of his first orders of business would be to work with authorities to crush the Apex gang in his region and to ensure ice manufacturers and dealers are put out of business
another terror attack on police
2015 Parramatta shooting
Anthony Byrne (politician)