Terror charges
Teen accused of plotting Melbourne massacre refused bail over ‘murderous intent’ in letters
A Melbourne teenager accused of plotting a massacre will remain behind bars over concerns he poses an overwhelming risk to the community.
- Marta Pascual Juanola
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Melbourne woman arrested in Turkey is human rights activist, not terrorist, says local councillor
Merri-bek councillor Sue Bolton, who has known the detained woman for more than a decade, said the mother of two is a nurse and a humanitarian.
- Melissa Cunningham
Teen on terror charges over plan to attack Brisbane school
Counter-terrorism police have charged a teenager over a plot to attack a school on Brisbane’s northside.
- Peter Fegan
Counter-terrorism officers charge teen over Sydney uni stabbing
The 14-year-old boy’s intent to murder charges came a day after the national terrorism threat level was raised from “possible” to “probable”.
- Riley Walter
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- Crime
‘I will be actually doing my attack’: Terror teen’s alleged manifesto
The 19-year-old allegedly livestreamed video of himself walking into an MP’s office armed with a knife. His manifesto reveals he had planned other attacks.
- Jessica McSweeney and Perry Duffin
60,000 photos and videos found on phone of accused teen bishop stabber
The boy is facing two new charges, including the attempted murder of Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel, as police examine tens of thousands of images on his phone.
- Sarah McPhee and Jessica McSweeney
This ‘extremely poor’ terror-prediction tool jailed Benbrika. It’s still being used
A tool used to predict future offences is still being used by Home Affairs to assess individuals’ risk of committing terror-related crimes, despite being savaged by experts.
- David Estcourt
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- National security
Court asks national security watchdog to investigate Dutton over terror leader’s detention
A Supreme Court judge has referred the detainment of terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika to the national security watchdog over Home Affairs’ failure to disclose expert reports.
- David Estcourt
Stabbing video not offensive enough to be removed, X Corp tells court
X Corp’s legal team argues that footage of a Sydney priest being stabbed does not meet the legal threshold for it to be forcibly removed.
- Paul Sakkal
‘Vulnerable cohort’: What is it about teenagers and terrorism – and what is being done?
Relations between Muslim communities and the authorities are at rock bottom while commitment to programs to counter violent extremism appears lacking.
- Deborah Snow
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