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1 hour ago · Australia
What’s behind Australia’s surge in teen extremism?
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a security story. The Guardian World is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Australia. The first report grouped here was at 12 Nov 2026, 14:00 UTC. The headline in use is “What’s behind Australia’s surge in teen extremism?”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Young people are being found with ‘hard drives full of what can only be described as gore’, one expert says In March, Guardian Australia revealed that most people who have been charged with the new federal crime of possession of violent extremist material are under 18.
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Story timeline
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- The Guardian