CANBERRA, ACT, March 20 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
A West Australian man has become the first person convicted and sentenced in Australia for transmitting violent extremist material online, after he admitted posting Islamic State content on social media.
The man, 19, was sentenced to three years' imprisonment by the Perth District Court today (20 March, 2025) after he pleaded guilty on Tuesday (18 March) to one count of transmitting violent extremist material online and one count of using a carriage service to cause offence.
The sentence was backdated to 12 June, 2024, when he was arrested and taken into custody; and he will be eligible to apply for parole from 12 May, 2026.
The Western Australia Jo...