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Queensland Teen Charged After Posting Extremist Material Online

By Drooid · Sep 18, 2026, 12:06 PM UTC · How we work

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Queensland police arrested an 18-year-old teen for posting extremist material online.
Prosecutors charged him with 30 offences, including extremist content, harassment and child-abuse material, punishable up to 15 years.
The FBI alerted Australian authorities, leading to a May 27 search warrant at his Warner home that seized devices.
He appeared in Pine Rivers Magistrates Court on May 27, was remanded in custody.

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Queensland police arrested an 18-year-old teen for posting extremist material online.
Prosecutors charged him with 30 offences, including extremist content, harassment and child-abuse material, punishable up to 15 years.
The FBI alerted Australian authorities, leading to a May 27 search warrant at his Warner home that seized devices.
He appeared in Pine Rivers Magistrates Court on May 27, was remanded in custody.