In light of Tony Burke's comments today on young people and the distribution or possession of "online radicalised material or violent extremist material"--and that AFP have laid 31 charges since the laws were put in place, 19 of which involved minors--re-upping this from @ninobucci.bsky.social and I
Ariel Bogle
We took a look at some of the cases of young people who are being charged with possession of extremist material around Australia, some with serious vulnerabilities.
Federally, 60% of people with that charge are children - a remarkable figure. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Exclusive: Vulnerable children charged with possessing extremist material may not always understand they had committed a crime, court records show