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Brisbane teenager allegedly plotted terror attacks after being influenced by Unabomber, court hears <p>Teenager pleads not guilty after being accused of planning attacks on Liberal party and Labour Day march</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>A Brisbane private schoolboy allegedly plotted terrorist attacks against the Liberal party and Brisbane’s Labour Day march in 2024 after being influenced by the Unabomber.</p><p>The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was 16 in 2024 when he was arrested by counter-terrorism police.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/15/brisbane-teenager-allegedly-plotted-terror-attacks-after-being-influenced-by-unabomber-court-hears-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>

Albanese reveals he reached out to Dutton following alleged terror plot Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has thrown his support behind Peter Dutton and Australian security authorities after the Opposition Leader was the alleged target of a terror plot by a Queensland schoolboy. Anthony Albanese has offered his support to Opposition Leader Peter Dutton following revelations he was allegedly the target of a terror plot by a schoolboy in Queensland. The Australianis reporting a 16-year-old has been charged after allegedly beginning preparations to launch an attack on the Liberal leader. The teenager has been charged with purchasing materials to make explosives, as well as testing homemade explosives in preparation for the planned attack. Sources have told the outlet that the 16-year-old was allegedly planning to launch an attack on Dutton at his home, just north of Brisbane, using a drone. The Prime Minister spoke to Mr Dutton on Friday morning following the reports of the terror plot and said security measures had ramped up in response to threats becoming more prevalent towards parliamentarians. "I have reached out to Peter Dutton this morning and it is a fact that the number o…

A Melbourne teenager accused of downloading a cache of violent terrorist material told another youth detention inmate he knew how to make bombs to “blow up the whole of Melbourne” days after his arrest, a court has heard. The 17-year-old allegedly amassed a cache of bomb-making manuals and accessed Islamic State and al-Qaeda propaganda while researching nearby synagogues and Melbourne’s busiest intersection, the court heard on Thursday. The disturbing details were aired in the Children’s Court after the teen applied for bail months after his arrest. The teenager was arrested on March 24 after counterterrorism authorities were tipped off that he had allegedly ordered a custom IS flag from China. Following the tip, Australian Federal Police and Victoria Police officers raided an inner-north housing commission unit, where the teenager, who is in year 12, lived with his parents and five siblings. The arresting officers discovered the cache of extremist material on a USB, phone and computer belonging to the teenager, the court heard. The files allegedly included an al-Qaeda video depicting a man in a balaclava instructing viewers on how to make TNT, as well as a step-by-step manua…

A teenager accused of targeting then-opposition leader Peter Dutton in a terrorist plot wanted a bomb matching the one used in the horror Oklahoma City attack, a court has been told. The boy also downloaded a guide to making bombs in a home kitchen and sketched a picture of a shrapnel-filled improvised bomb left on a city street and exploding, a jury has heard. The teen, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, has pleaded not guilty to acts in preparation for a terrorist attack and is facing trial in Brisbane Supreme Court. The jury on Wednesday heard the teen had wanted a device similar to the bomb used in the United States' deadliest domestic terrorist act. In 1995, a truck bomb destroyed an Oklahoma City government office building in an attack planned by American anti-government extremist Timothy McVeigh. Excerpts of the teen's diary were read in court on Wednesday referencing the US bombing that killed 167 people. "Pipe bombs are cool and all but for the sake of not getting caught again I should do a Timothy McVeigh with a large, lethal and destructive explosive," the teen wrote. McVeigh was executed in 2001. The teen filmed himself setting fire to liquids and powde…

A teenager accused of preparing a terrorist attack considered schools and then-opposition leader Peter Dutton as targets for pipe bombs filled with nails, a jury has heard. The teenage boy, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, has pleaded not guilty to acts in preparation for a terrorist attack and is facing trial in Brisbane Supreme Court. The boy was about to turn 16 when he rode his scooter around Brisbane's suburbs in July 2024 to buy nails, metal pipes and ingredients for explosives, crown prosecutor Sally Flynn told the jury on Tuesday. "Dollar store closed so I could not get nails," the boy texted a friend. "I went near the train tracks and tested the flammability of a (gas canister)." The teen used his iPhone and laptop to search for "where is Peter Dutton located" as part of an alleged plan to use bombings to oppose the Liberal Party's then-policy of building multiple nuclear power stations in Australia. "Who are you trying to kill?" the teen's friend texted. "Members of the Liberal Party," the teen replied. When asked why, the teen responded: "I do not want a nuclear power plant an hour from here." The teen also wrote in a diary about his plans, the jury h…

Teenager accused of planning terror attack targeted LNP over nuclear policy A teenager accused of planning a terror attack in Brisbane allegedly wanted to target the Liberal National Party over their nuclear policy.

Teen accused of terror plot over Liberals' nuclear policy A teenager planned to use homemade explosives targeting Liberal Party members and a public event in response to Peter Dutton’s nuclear policy, a court has been told. The boy – who can’t be identified for legal reasons – pleaded not guilty to preparing a terrorist attack after his Brisbane Supreme Court trial started on Monday. The teen allegedly planned to attack people and places associated with the Liberal Party in response to then opposition leader Dutton’s policy to build nuclear power plants in Australia, the jury heard. He was also accused of preparing a bomb attack on Queensland’s Labour Day march in Brisbane that was set to be attended by 20,000 people. The boy allegedly researched using pipe bombs, knives and incendiary devices. He allegedly told friends they should send mail bombs to influential people and complained about not being able to buy ingredients for powerful explosives at hardware store Bunnings. A teenage student had called police in July 2024 because he was concerned about things the accused teen was saying, crown prosecutor Sally Flynn told the jurors. “A review of a phone, laptop and iPad sho…

A teenager accused of targeting then-opposition leader Peter Dutton in a terrorist plot wanted a bomb matching the one used in the horror Oklahoma City attack, a court has been told. The boy also downloaded a guide to making bombs in a home kitchen and sketched a picture of a shrapnel-filled improvised bomb left on a city street and exploding, a jury has heard. The teen, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, has pleaded not guilty to acts in preparation for a terrorist attack and is facing trial in Brisbane Supreme Court. The jury on Wednesday heard the teen had wanted a device similar to the bomb used in the United States' deadliest domestic terrorist act. In 1995, a truck bomb destroyed an Oklahoma City government office building in an attack planned by American anti-government extremist Timothy McVeigh. Excerpts of the teen's diary were read in court on Wednesday referencing the US bombing that killed 167 people. "Pipe bombs are cool and all but for the sake of not getting caught again I should do a Timothy McVeigh with a large, lethal and destructive explosive," the teen wrote. McVeigh was executed in 2001. The teen filmed himself setting fire to liquids and powde…

A teenager accused of preparing a terrorist attack considered schools and then-opposition leader Peter Dutton as targets for pipe bombs filled with nails, a jury has heard. The teenage boy, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, has pleaded not guilty to acts in preparation for a terrorist attack and is facing trial in Brisbane Supreme Court. The boy was about to turn 16 when he rode his scooter around Brisbane's suburbs in July 2024 to buy nails, metal pipes and ingredients for explosives, crown prosecutor Sally Flynn told the jury on Tuesday. "Dollar store closed so I could not get nails," the boy texted a friend. "I went near the train tracks and tested the flammability of a (gas canister)." The teen used his iPhone and laptop to search for "where is Peter Dutton located" as part of an alleged plan to use bombings to oppose the Liberal Party's then-policy of building multiple nuclear power stations in Australia. "Who are you trying to kill?" the teen's friend texted. "Members of the Liberal Party," the teen replied. When asked why, the teen responded: "I do not want a nuclear power plant an hour from here." The teen also wrote in a diary about his plans, the jury h…

A teenager accused of targeting then-opposition leader Peter Dutton in a terrorist plot wanted a bomb matching the one used in the horror Oklahoma City attack, a court has been told. The boy also downloaded a guide to making bombs in a home kitchen and sketched a picture of a shrapnel-filled improvised bomb left on a city street and exploding, a jury has heard. The teen, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, has pleaded not guilty to acts in preparation for a terrorist attack and is facing trial in Brisbane Supreme Court. The jury on Wednesday heard the teen had wanted a device similar to the bomb used in the United States' deadliest domestic terrorist act. In 1995, a truck bomb destroyed an Oklahoma City government office building in an attack planned by American anti-government extremist Timothy McVeigh. Excerpts of the teen's diary were read in court on Wednesday referencing the US bombing that killed 167 people. "Pipe bombs are cool and all but for the sake of not getting caught again I should do a Timothy McVeigh with a large, lethal and destructive explosive," the teen wrote. McVeigh was executed in 2001. The teen filmed himself setting fire to liquids and powde…

A teenager accused of preparing a terrorist attack considered schools and then-opposition leader Peter Dutton as targets for pipe bombs filled with nails, a jury has heard. The teenage boy, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, has pleaded not guilty to acts in preparation for a terrorist attack and is facing trial in Brisbane Supreme Court. The boy was about to turn 16 when he rode his scooter around Brisbane's suburbs in July 2024 to buy nails, metal pipes and ingredients for explosives, crown prosecutor Sally Flynn told the jury on Tuesday. "Dollar store closed so I could not get nails," the boy texted a friend. "I went near the train tracks and tested the flammability of a (gas canister)." The teen used his iPhone and laptop to search for "where is Peter Dutton located" as part of an alleged plan to use bombings to oppose the Liberal Party's then-policy of building multiple nuclear power stations in Australia. "Who are you trying to kill?" the teen's friend texted. "Members of the Liberal Party," the teen replied. When asked why, the teen responded: "I do not want a nuclear power plant an hour from here." The teen also wrote in a diary about his plans, the jury h…

A teenager accused of targeting then-opposition leader Peter Dutton in a terrorist plot wanted a bomb matching the one used in the horror Oklahoma City attack, a court has been told. The boy also downloaded a guide to making bombs in a home kitchen and sketched a picture of a shrapnel-filled improvised bomb left on a city street and exploding, a jury has heard. The teen, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, has pleaded not guilty to acts in preparation for a terrorist attack and is facing trial in Brisbane Supreme Court. The jury on Wednesday heard the teen had wanted a device similar to the bomb used in the United States' deadliest domestic terrorist act. In 1995, a truck bomb destroyed an Oklahoma City government office building in an attack planned by American anti-government extremist Timothy McVeigh. Excerpts of the teen's diary were read in court on Wednesday referencing the US bombing that killed 167 people. "Pipe bombs are cool and all but for the sake of not getting caught again I should do a Timothy McVeigh with a large, lethal and destructive explosive," the teen wrote. McVeigh was executed in 2001. The teen filmed himself setting fire to liquids and powde…

A teenager accused of targeting then-opposition leader Peter Dutton in a terrorist plot wanted a bomb matching the one used in the horror Oklahoma City attack, a court has been told. The boy also downloaded a guide to making bombs in a home kitchen and sketched a picture of a shrapnel-filled improvised bomb left on a city street and exploding, a jury has heard. The teen, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, has pleaded not guilty to acts in preparation for a terrorist attack and is facing trial in Brisbane Supreme Court. The jury on Wednesday heard the teen had wanted a device similar to the bomb used in the United States' deadliest domestic terrorist act. In 1995, a truck bomb destroyed an Oklahoma City government office building in an attack planned by American anti-government extremist Timothy McVeigh. Excerpts of the teen's diary were read in court on Wednesday referencing the US bombing that killed 167 people. "Pipe bombs are cool and all but for the sake of not getting caught again I should do a Timothy McVeigh with a large, lethal and destructive explosive," the teen wrote. McVeigh was executed in 2001. The teen filmed himself setting fire to liquids and powde…

Police thwart 'drone bomb' terror attack on Peter Dutton - with a ... ByPADRAIG COLLINS, NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published:08:03 EDT, 10 April 2025|Updated:13:26 EDT, 10 April 2025 Opposition LeaderPeter Duttonwas the alleged target of a private school student's terror plot which reportedly involved the use of a drone. The 16-year-old boy was arrested and charged last August after a joint counter-terrorism investigation by federal andQueenslandpolice. Sources claim the teen was allegedly planning to attack the Coalition leader at his  property north ofBrisbane,The Australianreported. The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was a student at one of Brisbane's most prestigious private boys' schools prior to his arrest. It's alleged the boy, who has been in custody since his arrest planned the attack from May 21 to July 15 last year. Police also alleged he researched 'bomb-making instructions, purchased explosives ingredients, tested thermal chemical reactions, tested homemade explosives' contrary to section 101.6 of the Commonwealth Criminal Code. The teen was charged with a Commonwealth offence of committing acts done 'in preparation for, or planning, a terrori…

Teen accused of terror plot over Libs' nuclear policy Teen accused of terror plot over Libs’ nuclear policy Rex Martinich | June 15, 2026 Peter Dutton’s nuclear power policy sparked a teen’s alleged plan to attack Liberal targets. A teenager planned to use homemade explosives targeting Liberal Party members and a public event in response to Peter Dutton’s nuclear policy, a court has been told. The boy – who can’t be identified for legal reasons – pleaded not guilty to preparing a terrorist attack after his Brisbane Supreme Court trial started on Monday. The teen allegedly planned to attack people and places associated with the Liberal Party in response to then opposition leader Mr Dutton’s policy to build nuclear power plants in Australia, the jury heard. He was also accused of preparing a bomb attack on Queensland’s Labor Day march in Brisbane that was set to be attended by 20,000 people. The boy was accused of preparing a bomb attack on Queensland’s Labor Day march. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS) The boy allegedly researched using pipe bombs, knives and incendiary devices. He allegedly told friends they should send mail bombs to influential people and complained about not being able t…

Teen accused of planning terror attack on Peter Dutton and Brisbane march was making ‘edgy joke’, court told <p>Defence barrister claims teenager was a ‘troubled kid’ but crown prosecutor says he was serious when he wrote of copying US domestic terrorists</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>A teenager accused of preparing a nail bombing campaign was either a “troubled kid” who made edgy jokes or a determined terrorist in waiting, a court has been told.</p><p>The teenager, who cannot be named due to his age, spent last week on trial in the Brisbane supreme court after pleading not guilty to one count of acts done in preparation for or planning a terrorist act.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/22/teen-accused-of-planning-terror-attack-on-peter-dutton-and-brisbane-march-was-making-edgy-joke-court-told-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>

Sydney teen arrested at inner west home charged with terror offences An “isolated” Sydney teen allegedly downloaded extremist manuals on how to commit a mass casualty event and began plotting a terror attack, a court has heard. The 16-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, faced Surry Hills Children’s Court on Wednesday. The court heard he downloaded a terror guide and a kill guide from an extremist group known to radicalise young people, which theHeraldhas chosen not to name, and began planning a violent attack. The nihilistic organisation has been linked to various school shootings plots overseas. Police initially raided his inner west home in December, seizing a gel blaster, a flick knife, a phone and a laptop, after the boy allegedly made violent threats online. He was charged with weapons offences on December 10 and released on bail nine days later. On Tuesday, the boy was further charged with collecting and making documents likely to facilitate a terrorist act, and two counts of possessing violent extremist material following a review of his electronic devices. The Commonwealth prosecutor said the facts of the matter were “very serious”, particularly in li…

A teenager accused of targeting then-opposition leader Peter Dutton in a terrorist plot wanted a bomb matching the one used in the horror Oklahoma City attack, a court has been told. The boy also downloaded a guide to making bombs in a home kitchen and sketched a picture of a shrapnel-filled improvised bomb left on a city street and exploding, a jury has heard. The teen, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, has pleaded not guilty to acts in preparation for a terrorist attack and is facing trial in Brisbane Supreme Court. The jury on Wednesday heard the teen had wanted a device similar to the bomb used in the United States' deadliest domestic terrorist act. In 1995, a truck bomb destroyed an Oklahoma City government office building in an attack planned by American anti-government extremist Timothy McVeigh. Excerpts of the teen's diary were read in court on Wednesday referencing the US bombing that killed 167 people. "Pipe bombs are cool and all but for the sake of not getting caught again I should do a Timothy McVeigh with a large, lethal and destructive explosive," the teen wrote. McVeigh was executed in 2001. The teen filmed himself setting fire to liquids and powde…

A teenager accused of targeting then-opposition leader Peter Dutton in a terrorist plot wanted a bomb matching the one used in the horror Oklahoma City attack, a court has been told. The boy also downloaded a guide to making bombs in a home kitchen and sketched a picture of a shrapnel-filled improvised bomb left on a city street and exploding, a jury has heard. The teen, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, has pleaded not guilty to acts in preparation for a terrorist attack and is facing trial in Brisbane Supreme Court. The jury on Wednesday heard the teen had wanted a device similar to the bomb used in the United States' deadliest domestic terrorist act. In 1995, a truck bomb destroyed an Oklahoma City government office building in an attack planned by American anti-government extremist Timothy McVeigh. Excerpts of the teen's diary were read in court on Wednesday referencing the US bombing that killed 167 people. "Pipe bombs are cool and all but for the sake of not getting caught again I should do a Timothy McVeigh with a large, lethal and destructive explosive," the teen wrote. McVeigh was executed in 2001. The teen filmed himself setting fire to liquids and powde…

A teenager accused of preparing a terrorist attack considered schools and then-opposition leader Peter Dutton as targets for pipe bombs filled with nails, a jury has heard. The teenage boy, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, has pleaded not guilty to acts in preparation for a terrorist attack and is facing trial in Brisbane Supreme Court. The boy was about to turn 16 when he rode his scooter around Brisbane's suburbs in July 2024 to buy nails, metal pipes and ingredients for explosives, crown prosecutor Sally Flynn told the jury on Tuesday. "Dollar store closed so I could not get nails," the boy texted a friend. "I went near the train tracks and tested the flammability of a (gas canister)." The teen used his iPhone and laptop to search for "where is Peter Dutton located" as part of an alleged plan to use bombings to oppose the Liberal Party's then-policy of building multiple nuclear power stations in Australia. "Who are you trying to kill?" the teen's friend texted. "Members of the Liberal Party," the teen replied. When asked why, the teen responded: "I do not want a nuclear power plant an hour from here." The teen also wrote in a diary about his plans, the jury h…