It’s kind of a bizarre headline. His most recent education was TAFE. Shouldn’t it be “Former TAFE student and Laborer”?
monochromeorc on
he was just a kid!
xtcprty on
Always the ones you most expect
Sittingonalog1960 on
So he moved from one type of indoctrination to another?
Beautiful_Factor6841 on
“Police allege Mr Michaels had been radicalised online and had been planning the attack in a notebook he kept at his family’s Bindoon home, where he lived with his parents.”
Fuck me. Our government leaders have close to zero awareness of the danger of ‘too much internet’. The best we could do is some blanket ban for anyone under 16. Nothing to change the curriculum to include digital literacy on a personal level, since that’s governed at a State level.
So we’re literally just letting these homegrown terrorists breed hate right under the noses of their own parents.
alaynxx on
If its a christian white boy terrorist he is mentally ill or ‘radicalised’ but any other colour terrorist and the same patronising and sugarcoating is conveniently absent. Compare how the Christchurch terrorist who was Australian born and killed 50 muslims was treated compared to the Bondi terrorist who was Muslim and killed 15 jews.
Late-Button-6559 on
With that name he never stood a chance.
MeSeeks76 on
I’m a little confused…. is this the Invasion Day terrorist or a different terrorist who was caught before enacting anything he’d planned?
TheCurbAU on
Stories like this really highlight just how little Australia has done to assist those in rural areas where there’s sweet FA to do, leading to them seeking ‘a community’ online. So many young men getting radicalised online.
(Not sure why I’m getting down voted. I’m not siding with the bloke, I’m saying the situation is fucked and this is happening more than it should be.)
RipEnvironmental6978 on
Remarkable investigative work in this.
Yet in other cases where reported there had been multiple warnings and suspicious activity, no intervention until after tragedy.
Why is this so?
Mr ASIO?
Cindy_Marek on
ABC using all the buzzwords to ensure article traffic I see 🤦‍♂️ WTF does being a labourer, the most generic job available, have to do with terrorism lmaooo. And “Christian schoolboy”? Come onnnnn.
Hippy-Joe on
He went to school and had a job?!?
geoffm_aus on
Never trust anyone with a first name as a surname.
andthegeekshall on
They’re probably going to go for a mental health defence, that he was vulnerable and didn’t fully know what he was doing. More so if his parents are really cashed up.
Immediate-Net-1301 on
This is terrifying. The Perth newspaper over there has been running hate articles non stop. Not surprised it’s incited people but it’s incredibly sad this guy just didn’t join a footy club and make some friends instead.
JARDIS on
“Radicalised online”
Okay well give us a breakdown of his follows and groups. “Online” isn’t just some nebulous void that sucks you in. He would have had groups he chatted in and people he followed that did the radicalisation and its public interest to know. I bet you could find *certain political figureheads* he was influenced by. What are they saying that caused it?
SlippedMyDisco76 on
Wonder if St Stephens will feature him in their Reflections book this year?
daybeforetheday on
I bet you he’s a shit driver, too
RotMG543 on
Always with the claims of being “radicalised online”. Really detracts from the voluntary nature of scumbags such as this guy actively seeking out the material.
Calm_Solution_4037 on
I’m yet to see anyone right of the greens make any noise about this. Two (alleged) white nationalist terrorists in WA in 2026, and not a lot of Royal commission cries.
Infinite_Pudding5058 on
Where are the calls for him to go back where he came from? Seems only fitting, right? The go back where you came from crowd oddly quiet.
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20 years old…go hang out at the pub bro
It’s kind of a bizarre headline. His most recent education was TAFE. Shouldn’t it be “Former TAFE student and Laborer”?
he was just a kid!
Always the ones you most expect
So he moved from one type of indoctrination to another?
“Police allege Mr Michaels had been radicalised online and had been planning the attack in a notebook he kept at his family’s Bindoon home, where he lived with his parents.”
Fuck me. Our government leaders have close to zero awareness of the danger of ‘too much internet’. The best we could do is some blanket ban for anyone under 16. Nothing to change the curriculum to include digital literacy on a personal level, since that’s governed at a State level.
So we’re literally just letting these homegrown terrorists breed hate right under the noses of their own parents.
If its a christian white boy terrorist he is mentally ill or ‘radicalised’ but any other colour terrorist and the same patronising and sugarcoating is conveniently absent. Compare how the Christchurch terrorist who was Australian born and killed 50 muslims was treated compared to the Bondi terrorist who was Muslim and killed 15 jews.
With that name he never stood a chance.
I’m a little confused…. is this the Invasion Day terrorist or a different terrorist who was caught before enacting anything he’d planned?
Stories like this really highlight just how little Australia has done to assist those in rural areas where there’s sweet FA to do, leading to them seeking ‘a community’ online. So many young men getting radicalised online.
(Not sure why I’m getting down voted. I’m not siding with the bloke, I’m saying the situation is fucked and this is happening more than it should be.)
Remarkable investigative work in this.
Yet in other cases where reported there had been multiple warnings and suspicious activity, no intervention until after tragedy.
Why is this so?
Mr ASIO?
ABC using all the buzzwords to ensure article traffic I see 🤦‍♂️ WTF does being a labourer, the most generic job available, have to do with terrorism lmaooo. And “Christian schoolboy”? Come onnnnn.
He went to school and had a job?!?
Never trust anyone with a first name as a surname.
They’re probably going to go for a mental health defence, that he was vulnerable and didn’t fully know what he was doing. More so if his parents are really cashed up.
This is terrifying. The Perth newspaper over there has been running hate articles non stop. Not surprised it’s incited people but it’s incredibly sad this guy just didn’t join a footy club and make some friends instead.
“Radicalised online”
Okay well give us a breakdown of his follows and groups. “Online” isn’t just some nebulous void that sucks you in. He would have had groups he chatted in and people he followed that did the radicalisation and its public interest to know. I bet you could find *certain political figureheads* he was influenced by. What are they saying that caused it?
Wonder if St Stephens will feature him in their Reflections book this year?
I bet you he’s a shit driver, too
Always with the claims of being “radicalised online”. Really detracts from the voluntary nature of scumbags such as this guy actively seeking out the material.
I’m yet to see anyone right of the greens make any noise about this. Two (alleged) white nationalist terrorists in WA in 2026, and not a lot of Royal commission cries.
Where are the calls for him to go back where he came from? Seems only fitting, right? The go back where you came from crowd oddly quiet.