Australia: WA terror accused faces new child abuse and extremist material charges
A man accused of planning terrorist attacks in Perth has been charged with six further offences in Western Australia.
Jayson Joseph Michaels appeared in Stirling Gardens Magistrates Court by video link from custody, where the new charges were read out.
The 20-year-old is now accused of possessing child abuse material on a computer, possessing bulletproof clothing, two counts of possessing violent extremist material and two counts of trying to seek objectionable material.
The court was told the allegations relate to material found on his devices.
Michaels was arrested earlier this year after police alleged he had planned attacks on WA Parliament House, police headquarters and mosques.
He had already been charged with multiple offences, including preparing for a terrorist act, possessing ammunition and failing to store a firearm properly.
The case is significant because it adds to an already serious national-security prosecution and broadens the range of alleged offending under examination.
Police in Western Australia previously said it was the first time in the state that a person had been charged with preparing for a terrorist attack.
During an earlier bail hearing, the court heard Michaels allegedly wanted his so-called "day of justice" to be worse than the attack at Bondi.
