[From ABC Radio National's "PM" programme] The lawyer for the Muslim cleric convicted in Australia's longest terrorism trial has complemented the jury.

Text of report by News Corp-owned Australian general news daily Courier-Mail website on 15 September [by Peter Veness] 15 September: The prosecution of Muslim cleric Abdul Nacer Benbrika and five of his followers on terrorism charges was the most successful of its kind, federal Attorney-General Robert McClelland says A Victorian Supreme Court jury today found Benbrika, 48, of the Melbourne suburb of Dallas, guilty of intentionally directing the activities of a terrorist organization and of being a member of a terrorist organization.

SYDNEY, Australia - Nine men accused of stockpiling bomb-making chemicals and plotting to avenge perceived injustices against Muslims pleaded not guilty to all charges Thursday in Australia's largest alleged terrorist conspiracy.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Three Australian men charged with being members of a terrorist organization appeared in an Australian court on Monday and were ordered to be held in custody until another hearing.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian police have arrested and charged three men with alleged links with a terrorist organization after counter-terrorism teams swooped on Melbourne's northern suburbs, a top policeman said on Saturday.