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Teenagers as young as 14 could be locked up for 36 hours without charge if they're terrorism suspects, under proposed Victorian government laws.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews

Source: AAP Image/Joe Castro

Teenagers as young as 14 could be locked up for 36 hours without charge if they're terrorism suspects, under proposed Victorian government laws. As part of a review into the state's counter terrorism laws, the age a child could be held without charge and without a court order would be lowered from 16 to 14. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says there is a possibility people as young as 14 could commit a terror act.



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