Sydney teenager spared jail over terror plot planning after court finds low risk of reoffending
A Sydney teenager has avoided jail after admitting he had considered a mass terror attack and researched bomb-making instructions and possible targets. The case centred on planning that included the Sydney Opera House area and the finishing line of the Sydney Marathon. A Supreme Court judge said there was very little chance of the boy reoffending and imposed a three-year community corrections order instead.The boy was 14 when he was arrested at his Western Sydney home in August 2024 by federal police and later charged with committing acts in preparation for a terror attack. He was 16 at the time... [Continue Reading]
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UK Supreme Court hears appeal over Palestine Action proscription in London
The United Kingdom's Supreme Court has begun hearing an appeal challenging the government's decision to proscribe Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation. The two-day hearing opened in London on Wednesday, drawing protesters outside the court as the case got under way. Police arrested demonstrators who gathered to oppose the ban.The appeal centres on the government's July decision last year to proscribe the direct action group under then-Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Huda Ammori, a co-founder of Palestine Action, has said she will argue that the ban has a disproportionate effect on freedom of speech and the right to protest. The group's... [Continue Reading]