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AFP warns Australia of ‘tsunami of youth crime’ and radicalisation accelerated by AI

The Guardian World Wednesday 21 October 2026, 05:18 UTC By Tess Ikonomou 1 min read
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Children as young as 12 among dozens subject to federal police operations since 2020, parliamentary inquiry hearsAustralia is facing a “tsunami” of youth crime as artificial intelligence accelerates the pace and scale of radicalisation, a parliamentary inquiry has heard. Australian federal police acting deputy commissioner, Sandra Booth, told the hearing on Wednesday that, while radicalisation had traditionally taken years or months, that process could now happen within days.

Children as young as 12 among dozens subject to federal police operations since 2020, parliamentary inquiry hears

Australia is facing a “tsunami” of youth crime as artificial intelligence accelerates the pace and scale of radicalisation, a parliamentary inquiry has heard.

Australian federal police acting deputy commissioner, Sandra Booth, told the hearing on Wednesday that, while radicalisation had traditionally taken years or months, that process could now happen within days.

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