00:01Police say that by the time they're finding children, they're often quite far down that
00:06pathway of extremism and actually planning to carry out a violent act, so that could
00:13be things such as drafting a manifesto or even selecting targets.
00:18What's particularly concerning or unusual, I guess, to both parents and investigators
00:23is that often these children aren't being driven by a particular ideology.
00:27It's often a bit of a toxic sludge, if you like, of various ideologies, such as neo-Nazism,
00:34Islamic extremism and even nihilism and really, I guess, the undercurrent of all of this is,
00:40I guess, a perpetuation of hatred or violence.
00:44Ultimately, the big question now is what should parents and caregivers be looking out for at
00:49home?
00:50Commander Hudson has identified a number of red flags.
00:54Excessive time spent online, absolutely.
00:58It's participating in the change of rhetoric and their language might change and be more
01:04fixated and emotional about social issues or hateful speech around maybe certain groups
01:12of society.
01:12Those are the signs you need to be looking out for.
01:14The AFP stresses that often these children are victims themselves, so that's why early
01:21intervention is so critical.
01:23She's really calling on parents to use government resources such as Step Together, which is a
01:29government website.
01:30But if they have more pressing concerns, they should definitely contact Crimestoppers or even
01:35the national security hotline.
01:36The AFP has been the national security hotline.
01:37The AFP has been the national security hotline.
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