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A 16-year-old Brisbane private school student has been charged over an alleged terror plot targeting Opposition leader Peter Dutton.
Police arrested the teenager in August and alleged he had planned to attack Dutton’s Brisbane home with a drone and homemade explosions, as reported The Australian.
The teenager has been charged with committing acts done in preparation for or planning a terrorist act, an offence which carries a maximum penalty of life in prison.
What do we know?
It is alleged the 16-year-old researched “bomb-making instructions, purchased explosives ingredients, tested thermal chemical reactions, tested homemade explosives”, according to the charges.
The attack was allegedly planned over two months, from May to July of last year.
The teenager faced a hearing in Brisbane’s Children’s Court on Thursday, and declined to enter a plea or seek bail.
Dutton unaware of arrest
The Australian is reporting that Dutton was not aware of the alleged plot at the time of the arrest last year.
The newspaper understands he has since been made aware he was the target of the alleged plot.
It said that a spokesperson for Dutton declined to comment on Thursday.
What happens next?
The teenager will now go to trial on the charge in the Supreme Court of Queensland, where he will stand trial at a later date.
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