Federal police have dealt with 65 children since 2020; 35 were charged with terrorism offences

Since 2020, 65 children, some as young as 12, have been subject to federal police operations, AFP acting deputy commissioner Sandra Booth told a parliamentary committee on Wednesday. Thirty-five of those children had been charged with state or federal terrorism-related offences. The committee's inquiry into radicalisation is due to report in March 2027.