choosing not to intervene

<sub>A 46-year-old Australian man injured in the incident - named by a friend as Grant Scholz, who ran the hostel - sustained non life-threatening injuries and has since been released from hospital.

A dog was also killed in the attack.

Queensland Police Deputy Commissioner Steve Gollschewski said the suspect, who was taken to hospital with non life-threatening injuries, had been in Australia since around March on a temporary visa. He has no known local connections.

Mr Gollschewski said officers, who retrieved a knife thought to be the weapon involved in the stabbing, were "not ruling out any motivations at this early stage, whether they be political or criminal".

He said the woman was the first person to be attacked.

"Investigators will also consider whether mental health or drugs misuse factors are involved in this incident," he added.

Queensland Police described the attack as "a senseless act of violence".

"We don't have any motive at this stage," said Detective Superintendent Ray Rohweder on Twitter.

"We're taking a number of statements in relation to what exactly was said on the evening."</sub>