The year - old suspect is accused of funding a young man who went to fight in Afghanistan . Australian police say they acted after a tip - off from the FBI . Officials have in the past expressed fears about `` home-grown terrorism , '' the likelihood that Australians recruited to fight foreign wars could bring their training and philosophies home to carry out local attacks . The suspect is accused of providing about $ 12,000 to a terror organization . Australia : No known connection to an incident in which a teenage terror suspect was shot dead .
The year - old suspect is accused of funding a young man who went to fight in Afghanistan . Australian police say they acted after a tip - off from the FBI . The suspect is accused of providing about $ 12,000 to a terror organization . Australia : No known connection to an incident in which a teenage terror suspect was shot dead .