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Convicted ‘tinnie’ terrorist Shayden Thorne strolling streets of Perth

Geof Parry and Caitlyn RintoulThe West Australian
VideoGeof Parry catches up with convicted "tinnie" terrorist Shayden Thorne in Perth.

Convicted “tinnie terrorist” Shayden Thorne has been making the most of his freedom in Perth.

The 32-year-old dodged media when he returned to Perth last week after he was released from a Victorian jail after serving three years and 10 months over a foiled terrorist plot.

But 7NEWS caught him on camera yesterday when he reported to a suburban police station.

Walking Perth’s streets, Thorne, who has never renounced terrorism, had nothing to say on camera, but is free to go most places, including a visit to a shopping centre today to meet friends.

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Thorne was one of six men convicted and jailed over a bid to sail a fishing boat from Cape York in Queensland to the Philippines and incite a Muslim uprising, with the group nicknamed the “tinnie terrorists”.

Thorne’s whereabouts in Perth are protected by a Federal Court suppression order, meaning his neighbours have no idea there is a convicted terrorist living next door.

While authorities claim he will be closely monitored, he isn’t required to wear an electronic GPS tracking bracelet despite being deemed a “moderate to high risk”.

WA Attorney-General John Quigley, Police Commissioner Chris Dawson and Premier Mark McGowan have weighed into the debate, labelling the decision not to include GPS tracking in the interim control order as a failure.

Thorne’s order, granted by a Federal Court judge in Melbourne, includes him only using a SIM card provided by Australian Border Force and banning him from dozens of social media and messaging platforms and contacting certain individuals.

His radical preacher brother Junaid Thorne is in a NSW jail over his alleged role in in a major drug and gun supply network.

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