Australian Children as Young as 12 Caught up in Online Terror Radicalisation

Australia’s intelligence agency says the community needs to start watching for signs as an increasing number of young people are radicalised online.

In this photo illustration, social media networking apps are displayed on a phone screen with the Australian flag displayed in the background in Melbourne, Australia on Nov. 30, 2024. Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images

Socially isolated young Australians are falling prey to online radicalisation, research from a multi-national intelligence agency has revealed.

Two concerning Australian case studies were included in a recent report (pdf) from Five Eyes nations—a multinational intelligence agency that includes Australia, the UK, the US, Canada, and New Zealand.