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Australian inquiry hears 65 children were subject to federal police operations

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  • The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security heard evidence that federal police operations since 2020 involved 65 children, including some as young as 12.
  • State or Commonwealth authorities charged 35 of the 65 children with terrorism-related offences.
  • Australian Federal Police acting deputy commissioner Sandra Booth testified that artificial intelligence was accelerating a radicalisation process that traditionally took years or months but could now happen within days.
  • ASIO deputy director general Claire McGuinness said ASIO was encountering more children, including 12-year-olds, than in a caseload about 20 years earlier that was predominantly made up of people in their early twenties.
  • Home Affairs counter-terrorism coordinator Brendan Dowling testified that Australia was probably identifying radicalised people too late.
  • The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security will hand down a final report in March next year.
 2026-10-21 · 5 MIN READ