Terrorism cases are among the most high-profile offences to come to the Supreme Court. The trials are complicated and usually long, as are the resulting sentences. The cases attract a lot of public interest. On the day of a sentence, the public galleries and press seats will be full, and TV cameras, lights and journos will be set up outside the Court to film what they can. 

Only a few terrorism trials have been heard in Australia, and in this episode we look closely at two of them. This episode of Gertie’s Law details what terrorist offences are, and what happens when they come before a judge of the Supreme Court.  

Links to cases discussed in this episode.

The Queen v Shoma

The Queen v Mohamed, Chaarani & Moukhaibe

Court of Appeal

Chaarani & Ors v The Queen

High Court

Chaarani v The Queen; Moukhaiber v The Queen