The 18-year-old Narre Warren man, who was under surveillance over his threats against Mr Abbott and had been seen with an Islamic State flag at the Dandenong shopping centre, met police outside Endeavour Hills police station in Melbourne’s southeast about 7.45pm.
He greeted the two officers with a handshake before attacking them, police say.
He stabbed the AFP officer a number of times before twice stabbing the Victorian officer in the forearm, Victoria Police Assistant Commissioner Luke Cornelius said.
Mr Cornelius said the Victorian officer fired a single shot that killed the man.
“Our members had no inkling that this individual posed a threat to them,” he said.
“It’s absolutely clear to us that our members really had no choice other than to act in the way in which they did.”
The injured officers, both from the Joint Counter Terrorism Team, are in hospital in a stable condition.
Senior intelligence sources confirmed that the terrorism suspect had been among a number of people whose passports were recently cancelled.
Mr Cornelius said police had arranged to meet with the man because of concerns about his behaviour.
But an altercation started after he arrived at the police station, which led the teenager to produce a knife.
The dead man had acted on his own, Mr Cornelius said.
“The individual who has died, was invited and did come of his own free will to the police station,’’ he said.
“Obviously both members are in shock but we are doing everything when can to provide them with support and assistance in what is for any police officer an incredibly difficult and challenging time.”
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