Terror attack on Peter Dutton was dramatically thwarted with a private school boy accused of planning to rig a drone with homemade explosives

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The teen was allegedly planning to attack the Coalition leader's property north of Brisbane

BREAKING NEWS Terror attack on Peter Dutton was dramatically thwarted with a private school boy accused of planning to rig a drone with homemade explosives By PADRAIG COLLINS FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 13:03, 10 April 2025 | Updated: 13:07, 10 April 2025 e-mail Opposition Leader Peter Dutton was the alleged target of a private school student's terror plot. The 16-year-old boy was arrested and charged last August after a joint counter-terrorism investigation by federal and Queensland police. Sources claim the teen was allegedly planning to attack the Coalition leader's property north of Brisbane , The Australian reported.

The teen was charged with a commonwealth offence of committing acts done 'in preparation for, or planning, a terrorist act'. He was committed to stand trial on a single charge relating to the alleged plot on Thursday. The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was a pupil at one of Brisbane's most prestigious private boys schools until his arrest.



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