Australia's Opposition Leader Peter Dutton was allegedly the target of a terrorist plot from a Queensland teenager.
Police arrested a 16-year-old student from Brisbane last August over the plot, according to new reporting from The Australian.
The teenager was charged with purchasing materials to carry out his attack on Dutton’s home in Brisbane’s north, which would have used a drone and “homemade explosives", but was arrested before an attempt could be made, thanks to a joint counter-terrorism investigation by federal and Queensland police.
The attack was planned between 21 May to 15 July last year.
The unnamed teen was subsequently charged with a commonwealth offence of committing acts done “in preparation for, or planning, a terrorist act” and if convicted, could face life behind bars.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed he has already reached out to Dutton about the threat, and acknowledged that “the number of threats against parliamentarians has increased".
