Terror accused teen's alleged diary entries revealed

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A teenager who allegedly plotted an attack on a school and wanted a fellow student dead is applying for bail on terrorism charges.

A teenage girl on a terrorism charge who allegedly wanted a classmate dead should be released with round-the-clock adult supervision, her bail hearing has been told.

The Darwin girl has been in custody since being charged with collecting or making documents likely to facilitate terrorist acts, an offence that carries a maximum sentence of 15 years in jail.

Her arrest on November 3, and that of a 14-year-old boy also charged with terrorism offences, followed a joint investigation by Australian Federal Police, Northern Territory Police and the domestic spy agency Australian Security Intelligence Organisation.

It emerged in court on Friday that the girl allegedly wrote in her diary she wanted a particular student dead as she plotted with her co-conspirator to attack a school.

The teen, who cannot be identified due to her age, attended the bail hearing by video link with many of her family in the public gallery.

Prosecutor Hadi Mazloum told Judge Greg Macdonald the primary concern was the risk to community safety given the extreme seriousness of the alleged offending including the "risk of ideologically motivated violence".

Mr Mazloum referred to the girl's diary in which she named a particular student at her school she wanted dead.

She also shared a plan with her alleged co-conspirator to carry out a shooting at a school, the prosecutor said.

Defence lawyer Brooke Houen said the charges were serious and there was a presumption against bail apart from exceptional circumstances.

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