Liam Beatty

Neil Prakash: Witness compelled to give evidence against accused ISIS recruiter Prosecutors have forced a witness to give evidence as the case against accused Australian ISIS recruiter Neil Prakash returns to court.

March 18, 2024 Liam Beatty

(NCA NewsWire) A witness will be forced to give evidence against an accused Australian ISIS recruiter after she refused to do so following legal advice. The case against Neil Christopher Prakash, 32, returned before the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Monday for a […]

Abdullah Chaarani: Terrorist who plotted Christmas Day attack has sentence reduced on appeal One of the men behind a Christmas Day terror plot that would have killed 'many innocent people' has had a major court win.

November 13, 2023 Liam Beatty

(NCA NewsWire) A convicted terrorist has had his sentence slashed by six years after a panel of judges found it was “excessive.” Abdullah Chaarani, 33, returned before the Court of Appeal on Monday, showing little reaction as he learnt his appeal was […]

Abdul Nacer Benbrika: Terror leader’s Aussie citizenship win The convicted leader of a Melbourne terror cell has won a High Court challenge against the decision to strip him of his Australian citizenship.

November 1, 2023 Liam Beatty

(NCA NewsWire) One of Australia’s most infamous domestic terrorists has won a legal bid to restore his citizenship. Abdul Nacer Benbrika launched a High Court bid to the legality of the former Morrison government’s powers to strip citizenship for convicted terrorists as […]

Alleged Aussie terrorist Neil Prakash ‘refuses’ to appear in court An alleged Islamic State recruiter has refused to face court on terrorism charges, with a prison guard saying 'he states he does not attend court.'

September 27, 2023 Liam Beatty

(NCA NewsWire) A Melbourne-born alleged Islamic State fighter has again refused to appear in court, claiming he “does not attend court.” Neil Prakash, 32, was due to appear in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday afternoon, but a prison officer appeared on […]

Fate of Australian women and children in Syrian refugee camps to be decided in Federal Court A senior diplomat has told a court any effort to bring back ISIS brides and their children stuck in Syrian camps would require a 'political decision.'

September 26, 2023 Liam Beatty

(NCA NewsWire) A senior diplomat has told a court she was not aware of any plans to bring ISIS brides and their children back to Australia. On Tuesday, a “last resort” legal fight began in the Federal Court hoping to force the […]

Ahmed Mohamed: Terrorist’s bid for reduced sentence rejected despite ‘deradicalisation’ A convicted terrorist, currently serving a 32-year stint for two plots, has had his bid for freedom rejected.

August 3, 2023 Liam Beatty

(NCA NewsWire) A twice-convicted terrorist, who once plotted a Christmas Day attack in Melbourne’s CBD, has had his bid to walk free from prison early rejected. Ahmed Mohamed, 30, faced the Victorian Court of Appeal on Thursday where a panel of three […]

Terrorist’s lawyer claims government broke law by not providing key report A convicted terrorist’s lawyers have slammed the government for not handing over a report he claims debunks the 'pseudoscience' used to keep him locked up.

June 5, 2023 Liam Beatty

(NCA NewsWire) The former government’s alleged failure to hand over a key report represents an “incredibly serious” breach of the law, a convicted terrorist’s lawyer has claimed. On Monday, lawyers acting for Abdul Nacer Benbrika and Australia’s attorney-general returned before the Supreme […]

Convicted terrorist leader to challenge citizenship decision A convicted terrorist leader will fight to have his Australian citizenship returned, with authorities planning to deport him, a court has heard.

June 2, 2023 Liam Beatty

(NCA NewsWire) The convicted leader of a terrorist cell in Australia will fight to have his citizenship returned, a court has heard. Abdul Nacer Benbrika returned before the Victorian Supreme Court on Friday as a trial began on what, if any, conditions […]

Abdul Nacer Benbrika: Lawyer for convicted terrorist says Australian government ‘Kafkaesque’ As a trial looms on the detention of a convicted terrorist, his lawyer has bemoaned the 'Kafkaesque' issues in dealing with the Australian government.

May 25, 2023 Liam Beatty

(NCA NewsWire) Lawyers acting for a terrorist have bemoaned “Kafkaesque” issues with dealing with the Australian government as a trial date looms on his detention. Abdul Nacer Benbrika was jailed for 15 years in February 2009 after he was convicted on charges […]

Hussayn Al-Umari: Australian coroner finds May 15 terror leader directed 1982 Sydney bombings Exactly 40 years after the twin bombings of Sydney’s Israeli consulate and the Hakoah Club, a coroner has released startling findings into the terrorist attack.

December 23, 2022 Liam Beatty

(NCA NewsWire) Exactly 40 years after Australia was rocked by the twin bombings of Sydney’s Israeli consulate and the Hakoah Club, a coroner has laid the blame squarely on an international terrorist organisation. The bombings on December 23, 1982, shook Australia’s Jewish […]