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NT teenager charged over documents linked to terrorist acts
Police in Australia's Northern Territory arrested a second teenager in an investigation into terrorism-related material and online discussions.
Documents seized from a home in the Top End allegedly included praise for mass-casualty school attacks and mixed ideological material.
The teenager is charged with collecting or making documents likely to facilitate terrorist acts and was due to appear in the NT Youth Justice Court.
The case follows another Top End teenager appearing in court last week over alleged terrorism-related documents and 3D-printed gun schematics.
The Joint Counter Terrorism Team, involving the AFP, NT Police and ASIO, is still investigating.
AFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett said youth radicalisation is a serious concern, and warned that some young people can be manipulated online when they lack support from family, school or other trusted people.
She said keeping young people safe takes a wider effort than law enforcement alone.
A second teenager in the Northern Territory has been charged over documents allegedly likely to facilitate terrorist acts.
Police said documents seized from a Top End home allegedly showed mixed ideological motivations, including glorification of mass-casualty attacks at schools.
The teenager was due to appear in the NT Youth Justice Court on November 4, 2026.
The charge is part of an ongoing investigation into terrorism-related material and online discussions about terrorist acts.
A separate Top End teenager faced court the previous week over documents linked to a terrorist act and schematics for 3D-printed guns.
- Who
- A second teenager in the Northern Territory.
- What
- The teenager was charged with collecting or making documents likely to facilitate terrorist acts.
- When
- The charge was reported on November 4, 2026; the teenager was due in court that day.
- Where
- A Top End home in the Northern Territory was searched.
- Why
- The charge is part of an investigation into the collection of terrorism-related material and online discussions concerning terrorist acts.
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Another Top End teenager faced court charged over documents likely to facilitate a terrorist act and schematics for 3D-printed guns.
Police seized documents from a Top End home.
Police announced the second teenager had been charged and was due to appear in the NT Youth Justice Court.
- Charge
- Collecting or making documents likely to facilitate terrorist acts
- Location
- Top End, Northern Territory
- Court appearance
- NT Youth Justice Court, November 4, 2026
- Investigating agencies
- Joint Counter Terrorism Team, NT Police and ASIO
- Alleged material
- Documents included glorification of mass-casualty attacks at schools
What people are saying
youth radicalisation "may be the greatest challenge" Australia was facing
This is not a problem law enforcement can solve on its own — this requires a whole-of-society effort.
a mixed ideological motivation, including glorification of mass casualty attacks at schools