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Man charged with terrorism over attack targeting Aboriginal Australians at protest
A 31-year-old man charged with terrorism for throwing a homemade bomb at a crowd of 2,500 Indigenous rights protesters; device failed to explode, authorities said.
- On Feb 5, 2026, authorities announced a 31-year-old man has been charged with engaging in a terrorist act over an attempted bombing at an Invasion Day rally in Perth on January 26.
- Police say the motive was ideological and racist, alleging the accused self-radicalised online through `pro-white` material and targeted Aboriginal attendees with hateful beliefs.
- Footage shows a man allegedly throwing the device, a liquid-filled glass container wrapped with ball bearings and screws, into a crowd of 2,500 protesters, but it failed to detonate.
- The new charge carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment and marks the first terrorism charge in WA; the accused is due in Perth Magistrates Court on February 17, 2026.
- Officials and premiers urged a terror probe after warning the incident could have caused a 'mass casualty' event, and called for social cohesion and healing in coming months.
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Explosive device thrown at Perth's Invasion Day rally declared an act of terrorism
Authorities have declared the attempted bombing of Perth's January 26 Invasion Day rally an act of terrorism. WA's Police Commissioner labelled the incident a "nationalist and racially motivated" strike targeting the First Nations community. Our Western Australia Correspondent Christopher Tan has the details.
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Leaning Left7Leaning Right7Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution39% Left, 39% Right
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- 39% of the sources lean Left, 39% of the sources lean Right
39% Right
L 39%
C 22%
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