Melbourne terror shooting: It's the lone wolf, not the terror cell - The Age

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The low key meeting outside a suburban police station that left two police injured and Muslim teenager Numan Haider dead is the reality of the terror threat in Australia.

While the headlines tend to be devoted to big picture targets such as Parliament House and the MCG, counter-terrorism police are more concerned about irrational lone offenders who launch random attacks with little or no planning.

An officer prepares to enter the police station. Photo: Getty Images/Scott Barbour

The organisations to fear are those that are not organised and therefore difficult to identify.