AFP counter-terrorism operation that targeted 13-year-old with autism cost more than $500,000
by Nino Bucci Justice and courts reporter from on (#6PWJD)
FOI documents reveal the cost of Operation Bourglinster, which was criticised for encouraging a child's fixation on the Islamic State
An Australian Federal Police counter-terrorism operation targeting a 13-year-old boy with autism cost more than $500,000, Guardian Australia can reveal.
Documents provided under freedom of information laws show the total cost of Operation Bourglinster, the AFP investigation into a boy known as Thomas Carrick, was $507,087. No further breakdown of the cost was provided.
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