Vulnerable young Australians are being targeted and recruited into extremist organisations. Sometimes, adult recruiters use grooming and coercion. Young people are seen as easy targets because they are looking for a place to belong, rather than holding deep-seated ideological beliefs.
Last week, Australia’s Independent National Security Legislation Monitor launched a review of Australia’s legal definition of a terrorist act. The high number of young Australians becoming involved in violent extremism and terrorism was a key factor.
