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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Ariel Bogle

‘A lot of the hate happened in Australia’: why the Christchurch mosque attack still awaits a full reckoning

Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand with police tape in front of it
A police officer stands guard in front of the Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, where one of two mass shootings – perpetrated by an Australian terrorist – occurred during Friday prayers on 15 March 2019. Photograph: Vincent Yu/AP

When he was 14, a boy in South Australia downloaded more than a dozen videos of the terrorist attack committed by an Australian man on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, on 15 March 2019.

He was sentenced in 2025 for possessing documents with information for terrorist acts and extremist material, according to the magistrate’s remarks, which included having the shooter’s manifesto on his devices.

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