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‘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.
- by Jessica McSweeney and Perry Duffin
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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.
- by 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.
- by David Estcourt
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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.
- by 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.
- by 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.
- by Deborah Snow
Sydney teen wanted ‘something catastrophic’ for Jews and Assyrians, court told
The 15-year-old – an alleged associate of the boy accused of stabbing Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel – was refused bail.
- by Sarah McPhee
Sydney teen terror accused wanted to attack ‘a bunch of Jews’, court told
Police say they found hand-drawn Islamic State flags when they raided the 15-year-old’s bedroom after the alleged terror stabbing of a bishop in a Wakeley church.
- by Sarah McPhee
Bishop’s response to attack is a lesson in forgiveness – and shows why it is so important
The impulse for revenge is deeply embedded in the human psyche, but Mar Mari Emmanuel immediately forgave his young assailant.
- by Barney Zwartz
We’ve been worried about kids on the internet for 30 years. Is it time to toughen up on tech?
The alleged stabbing of a Sydney bishop by a teenager has reignited Australian alarm at the realities of online harm, reopening a debate about how to protect children.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
Stabbed bishop takes swipe at those using attack ‘to serve political purposes’
Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel has uploaded an 11-minute statement to YouTube saying he is not opposed to the video of his stabbing remaining on social media.
- by Olivia Ireland