(Sydney Morning Herald) Antisemitic phrases chanted by pro-Palestine protesters near the Sydney Opera House following the October 7 terrorist attacks could be banned under hate speech laws being drafted by the federal government. Communications Minister Michelle Rowland said the government had not […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) A 15-year-old Sydney boy accused of plotting a terror attack has been refused bail for allegedly making explicit threats of wanting “to do something catastrophic” to Jewish or Assyrian people. Police allege the teenager is an associate of the […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) A 15-year-old boy who described the alleged Wakeley terrorist as his “mate” sent messages in the days after the church stabbing about wanting “to do something so bad,” including attacking “a bunch of Jews,” a court has heard. The […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) A group of teenagers discussed carrying out a terrorism attack and a desire to kill before they were arrested in anti-terrorism raids last Wednesday, a court has heard. The conversations took place in group chats after the alleged stabbing […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) Two teenagers arrested in connection with the Wakeley church stabbing had graphic videos of Islamic State beheadings, with one also possessing bomb-making instructions, police allege. A 14-year-old, who stopped attending school in 2022, is among the five young people […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) Seven teenage boys allegedly belonging to a terror cell have been arrested in police raids across Sydney as part of a major counter-terrorism investigation launched after the stabbing of a Christian bishop last week. A further five people, including […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) A 16-year-old boy who was previously suspended from school for carrying a knife and last year faced a weapons charge is at the centre of a counter-terrorism investigation after a frenzied knife attack on a bishop at the pulpit […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) A teenager has been arrested after a church leader and several worshippers were stabbed during a service in Sydney’s west on Monday night, triggering a near-riot that required hundreds of police to bring under control. Graphic footage captured on […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) NSW Premier Chris Minns has been accused of “specifically targeting” the Muslim community after he flagged a review of hate speech laws, with an extraordinary letter from the Australian National Imams Council (ANIC) saying it would deepen feelings of […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) Muslim groups, religious leaders and experts have voiced alarm at the federal government’s push to ban a flag associated with Islamic State, saying it risks criminalising legitimate displays of Islamic imagery and infringing Muslims’ right to practise their religion. […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) Less than three months after she was returned to Australia, one of the so-called “ISIS brides” has been charged after police said they had new evidence she had willingly entered Islamic State territory in 2014 and knew of her […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) Deradicalisation experts have backed the Albanese government’s plan to rescue dozens of Australian relatives of former Islamic State fighters from Syria, even as the Coalition said it feared the repatriation effort would put Australian lives at risk. About 20 […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) Australia is preparing to overturn its policy of more than three years and launch a mission to repatriate dozens of women and children, the family members of former Islamic State fighters who have been languishing for years in squalid […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) A High Court decision striking down a key plank of the federal government’s citizenship-stripping powers could pave the way for a small number of dual nationals accused of terrorist activities to appeal against the cancellation of their Australian status […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) Members of the Alameddine crime network downloaded and watched Islamic State videos, according to police information tendered to court which also claim members involved in the group’s “dial-a-dealer” operation were part of a sub-gang calling themselves “Ready 4 War.” […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) The entirety of Palestinian group Hamas has been listed as a terrorist organisation by the federal government as Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews says the Coalition has no higher priority than national security. Reaction to the decision has been […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) Counter-terror police say that alleged aspiring jihadist Daniel Greenfield was allegedly well into planning a terror attack when they arrested him in Sutherland on Christmas Eve. The 34-year-old had planned to attack police officers, government officials and other Muslims […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) The black and white flag of terrorist group Islamic State has been displayed 305 times in NSW since 2015, according to internal police data on incidents and reports. The number of recorded displays of the flag peaked at 142 […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) Australia will list white supremacist group The Base and all of Hezbollah as terrorist organisations, making it a criminal offence to be a member. Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews described The Base, a group that began in the United […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) Intelligence officials have travelled to Syria in a secret operation to gather information about the Australian families of Islamic State fighters living in a refugee camp in the country’s north as the federal government weighs up a rescue mission. […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) The Australian Federation of Islamic Councils (AFIC) has cancelled a planned online forum featuring senior Taliban representatives after a community backlash. The federation, which describes itself as the peak group representing Muslims in Australia, organised the event for Saturday […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) Muslim Australians have raised concerns about an online forum being promoted by the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils that will include two senior Taliban representatives. The federation, which describes itself as the peak group representing Muslims in Australia, is […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) A Sydney man has been jailed for more than five years for preparing for a terror attack in Bangladesh, after he was stopped at Sydney Airport and found with camouflage gear, tactical boots and an electronic copy of the […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) A Sydney man who had “grandiose” plans to commit a terrorist act in Australia before attempting to travel to Pakistan to join Islamic State fighters on the front lines has been sentenced to just over seven years’ jail for […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) The parents of an alleged ISIS member are willing to cancel their internet connection and remove their son’s bedroom door to allow them to supervise him, the NSW Supreme Court has heard. Joseph Saadieh, 24, was arrested in June […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) Federal Parliament will need to sit in a locked-down Canberra over the next fortnight, with the government in a race against time to extend control orders on people considered a terrorist risk that will otherwise expire early next month. […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) A young member of Sydney’s notorious Alameddine family will remain in prison for gun and drug supply offences after terrorism concerns stymied his bid for parole. The State Parole Authority (SPA) rejected the application by Bilal Alameddine, 22, based […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) Australia is one step closer to listing Hezbollah as a terrorist organisation after a bipartisan inquiry urged the federal government to move on the Lebanese militant group and political party. The powerful intelligence and security committee has recommended all […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) A 24-year-old Sydney man has appeared in court charged with having a membership of terrorist organisation Islamic State (IS) following a seven-month-long investigation. Joseph Saadieh was arrested at Chester Hill, in Sydney’s south-west, on Friday night after police executed […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) An Australian man accused of supporting and recruiting fighters for Islamic State in Syria has faced court in Melbourne after being deported from Turkey where he had been jailed for links to the terrorist group. Mohamed Zuhbi, 30, had […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) A man has been charged after he allegedly breached a court order less than two weeks after he was released from prison, by accessing online material that supported executions, beheadings and torture. Radwan Dakkak, 25, from Denistone in Sydney’s […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) A young man who bought knives from a western Sydney gun shop in preparation for an imminent terrorist attack has been jailed for at least 12 years after a judge described him as a committed terrorist. The man continually […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) Dozens of Australian-born women married to Islamic State fighters in Syria face an even tougher battle to return home, after Foreign Minister Marise Payne warned coronavirus had stretched the resources needed to deradicalise and reintegrate women and children. Speaking […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) Police have arrested a western Sydney man who they will allege was involved with the terrorist organisation Jabhat al-Nusra more than seven years ago. Police will allege the man travelled from Sydney to Syria between September and December 2012 […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) Australia’s eSafety commissioner will be able to order internet providers to block websites hosting terrorist content under comprehensive rules developed in the wake of the livestreamed Christchurch attack last year. The new protocol will be invoked during crises where […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) Police have raided homes in Sydney and Melbourne in an attempt to gather evidence against some of the 67 family members of Islamic State fighters living in a Syrian refugee camp. The Australian Federal Police has stepped up investigations […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) Two Australians in Syria have been stripped of their citizenship over links to Islamic State, sparking family concerns about the status of their young children. The stripping of the couple’s citizenship has been backdated to 2016 — before the […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) A convert to Islam who said he was “gearing up for martyrdom” weeks after he approached police with a knife and threatened to behead them has told a court he recently requested the Jewish holy book in prison and […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) New research has painted a chilling portrait of the “average” Australian Islamist terrorist by creating a database [of] about 173 citizens or residents who have been charged with terrorist offences or joined terrorist organisations. An Australian terrorist is likely […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) Social media platforms will be asked to open up to new scrutiny of their efforts to tackle violent and extremist content, under a global voluntary code due to be announced by Prime Minister Scott Morrison at the G7 in […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) Brave bystanders have been hailed as heroes of the “highest order” for ending “terrifying carnage” in the Sydney CBD on Tuesday, which left one woman dead, a second injured and parts of the city in lockdown. Mert Ney, 21, […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) At 9.11am on February 11, divisive Imam [Mohamad] Tawhidi, in a white turban and black and gold robes, started testifying before a Senate committee inquiry into amending Australian citizenship legislation. “I must say that I observe a growing negative […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) Radical Muslim preacher Mohammed Junaid Thorne has been arrested for large-scale drug trafficking, after police allegedly seized drugs, firearms and cash in raids across south-west Sydney. The 30-year-old was one of three people arrested by the NSW Terrorism Squad, […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) Like many a 20-year-old, Greenacre youth Isaak el Matari harboured big ambitions. But if allegations made against him in court this week prove correct, his dreams were far from the run-of-the-mill variety shared by most young men his age. […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) A 20-year-old man charged with planning a terror attack in the Sydney CBD proclaimed himself the “General Commander of Islamic State Australia” and created a stronghold in the Blue Mountains from which to conduct “guerilla-style” attacks, court documents allege. […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) Two Sydney-based Islamic State members had reached out to contacts overseas to obtain weapons and explosives as part of a plot to carry out attacks on city churches, courts, police stations and defence locations, police allege. Counter-terrorism police raided […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) Prime Minister Scott Morrison has gained an agreement from world leaders to put new pressure on Facebook and other social media giants to halt the spread of violent terrorism online in the wake of the Christchurch attacks in March. […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) As the dust from the 2019 election begins to settle, it seems controversial Queensland senator Fraser Anning has lost his Senate seat. Remembered widely as the victim of an egging by teenager Will Connolly, the right-wing politician has failed […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) The NSW Police Force has been ordered to publish an apology and implement racial vilification training for senior officers after a tribunal found a police training exercise in October 2017 racially vilified Palestinians and Arabs and portrayed them as […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) Prime Minister Scott Morrison says an eight-year-old report claiming he once urged the Coalition to score political points with Muslim immigration is an “ugly and disgusting lie.” The story, which was published by the Sydney Morning Herald in 2011 […]
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