Police allege the 18-year-old possessed a video and a document linked to proscribed terrorist groups on his electronic devices.
Queensland’s Joint Counter Terrorism Team, which includes the AFP, police and the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), searched the man’s home on Tuesday.
Police seized devices with a “large amount of data”, books allegedly associated with nationalist and racist violent extremism, chemicals and precursors.
He has been charged with two counts of possessing or controlling violent extremist material obtained or accessed using a carriage service.
The maximum penalty for the offence is five years in prison.
Further investigation into the material seized by police is ongoing and further charges have not been ruled out.
AFP Assistant Commissioner Stephen Nutt said an increased volume of violent extremist material was being posted online and accessed by young people.
“The AFP believes extremist groups are targeting vulnerable and young individuals online for radicalisation, as they are more susceptible to being influenced,” Nutt said.
“We know these extremists are preying on young people in the same way that child sex offenders attempt to groom children.
“We urge parents, carers, family and friends to speak out if they see any signs of radicalisation in people they are close with.”
The charged man is due to reappear in Brisbane Magistrates Court today.
