Exemplification Essay: The Anzac Parade Case

The Sydney Morning Herald reports a “teenage girl faces London court on terrorism charge linked to alleged Anzac parade plot” (Miller). A sixteen year old girl, who was not identified by name because of her minor status, was arrested in northern England on April third. She was in possession of documents “likely to be of use to a person preparing or committing an act of terrorism” (Miller). She had bomb making recipes, including the book “Anarchy Cookbook,” and was charged under “section 58 of the Terrorism Act 2000” (McKeegan). The girl has been scheduled for another court date on July twenty-ninth and has been released on bail with pre-trial conditions. The sixteen year old girl was discovered when police seized the computers of a fourteen

As a plot that was not carried out, the effects on the organizations of the Australian government were not nearly as great as they could have been had the attack actually been successful. Stopping the plot counts as a win against terrorism and shows the citizens of Australia that their government can and will protect them. This attempt and the amount of plots that have been caught demonstrate that Australia is doing some things right. However, the amount of foiled plots could also be seen as a challenge to larger terrorist organizations, causing them to try larger or more frequent attacks to show their supporters that Australia is vulnerable. Terrorism in Australia is fairly rare. They have, by my research, only had eight attacks since 1980, and seven plots or incidents since 1980, including this current one. Australia is not known as a primary target for terrorism. They are not as vocal on the world stage against terrorists but support those countries that are, such as Great Britain and America. This makes them a peripheral target. Some may consider Australia a prized target, while others may see it as a not worth the effort. Either way Australia is proving not to be an easy