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Children make up 40 per cent of active counterterrorism cases, AFP warns
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a security story. No named outlet is attached yet. The first report grouped here was at 10 Nov 2026, 18:09 UTC. The headline in use is “Children make up 40 per cent of active counterterrorism cases, AFP warns”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Australian Federal Police data shows a sharp spike in children being prosecuted for counterterrorism offences, with the force warning children are exposed to violent extremist material within 23 minutes of going online.