A Brisbane jury has heard that a Queensland teenager accused of planning a terror attack allegedly changed his intended target from a Labour Day event to the Liberal National Party after researching the party’s nuclear power policy.
The boy who cannot be identified because of his age is standing trial in the Supreme Court, charged with acts done in preparation for, or planning, a terrorist act. He has pleaded not guilty.
Prosecutors allege that in 2024, when he was just 15, the teenager planned to detonate a homemade bomb at a Labour Day march in Brisbane. The court previously heard he had drawn inspiration from American domestic terrorist Ted Kaczynski, known as the “Unabomber,” whose violent attacks caused deaths and injuries in the United States. Kaczynski’s actions are widely condemned for the severe harm and loss of life they caused.
Continuing her opening address on Tuesday, Crown prosecutor Sally Flynn KC detailed the boy’s diary entries, online searches and conversations with a school friend, which the Crown says reveal his shifting motivations and growing interest in extremist ideology. According to the prosecution, the teenager later redirected his focus toward the LNP after reading about its nuclear energy policy.
The trial is expected to examine months of digital activity, personal writings and communications that prosecutors argue demonstrate intent, while the defence maintains the boy never intended to carry out an attack.
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