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Two teenagers have been charged with possessing violent extremist material following raids on homes in NSW's rural northeast.
Officers executed search warrants at two homes in the regional town of Moree on Thursday, arresting two boys aged 15 and 16.
It follows the arrest of another 15-year-old boy from the same region in March, who was charged with similar offences.
During the latest round of searches, police seized a number of handwritten notes and pieces of literature alleged to contain extremist references.
The 15-year-old was charged with using a carriage service to transmit violent extremist material and knowingly collecting or making a document connected with terrorism.
The 16-year-old faces one charge of using a carriage service to possess violent extremist material.
Both are due to appear before Parramatta Children's Court on Friday.
The latest arrests stem from reports police received in December 2025 that a teenager was accessing extremist material online.
Police have charged two teenagers with allegedly possessing violent extremist material (stock)
Forensic examination of those items prompted the latest searches, police said.
The state's joint counter-terrorism team is investigating.
It comes after two teenage boys were charged with a string of terrorism offences over separate incidents, including the alleged importation of an ISIS flag.
On March 24, police charged a 17-year-old boy with allegedly collecting manuals, guides and material promoting ISIS-inspired terrorism.
An investigation was sparked after intelligence indicated an ISIS flag, destined for an inner-city Melbourne address, had been imported into Australia.
A mobile phone and laptop were among the items seized from the home during a raid by counter-terrorism detectives.
Another teenager was also charged with terrorism offences after he allegedly posted threats of extremist violence online.
Police initially arrested and charged a 16-year-old boy with weapons offences in December after the NSW Joint Counter-Terrorism Team received reports of someone making violent threats online, federal police said.
Both of the teens are due to appear before a Parramatta children's court on Friday (stock)
During a search of the boy's home in Sydney's inner-west, police allegedly found a flick knife and a gel blaster. A number of electronic devices were also seized.
He was charged with possessing an unauthorised pistol and a prohibited weapon.
A review of the devices allegedly uncovered violent extremist material and documents containing information that could help carry out a terror attack.
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