Two teens charged with accessing extremist material – as cops allegedly seize a ballistic vest and notebooks from a home

Two teenagers have been charged with possessing violent extremist material following raids on homes in NSW’s rural northeast.

Officers executed search warrants at two homes in the regional town of Moree on Thursday, arresting two boys, aged 15 and 16.

It follows the arrest of another 15-year-old boy from the same area in March, who was charged with similar offences.

During the latest round of searches, police seized a number of handwritten notes and pieces of literature alleged to contain extremist references. 

The 15-year-old was charged with using a carriage service to transmit violent extremist material and knowingly collecting or making a document connected with terrorism.

The 16-year-old faces one charge of using a carriage service to possess violent extremist material.

Both are due to appear before a Parramatta children’s court on Friday.

The latest arrests stem from reports police received in December 2025 that a teenager was accessing extremist material online.

Forensic examination of those items prompted the latest searches, police said.

Police urged anyone with information about extremist activity or possible threats to the community to come forward.

The state’s joint counter-terrorism team is investigating. 

It comes after two other teenage boys were charged with a string of terrorism charges over separate incidents, including one involving the alleged importation of an ISIS flag.

Police charged a 17-year-old boy on March 24, with allegedly collecting manuals, guides and material promoting ISIS-inspired terrorism.

An investigation was sparked after intelligence indicated an ISIS flag, destined for an inner-city Melbourne address, was imported into Australia.

A mobile phone and laptop were among items seized from the home during a raid by counter-terrorism detectives.

Another teenager was also charged with terrorism offences after he allegedly posted threats of extremist violence online.

Police initially arrested and charged a 16-year-old boy with weapons offences in December after the NSW Joint Counter Terrorism Team received reports of someone making violent threats online, federal police said.

During a search of the boy’s inner-west Sydney home, police allegedly found a flick knife and a gel blaster, charging him with possessing an unauthorised pistol and a prohibited weapon.

A number of electronic devices were also seized.

A review of the devices allegedly uncovered violent extremist material and documents containing information that could help carry out a terror attack.