‘Victoria’s Indigenous truth telling commission has heard “horrific” details about a police counter-terrorism raid that resulted in the alleged assault of multiple members of the same family.’

The Cruse family had their house in Melbourne’s south-east raided in 2015 as part of the Operation Rising counter-terrorism investigation, which targeted teenager Eathan Cruse and two of his friends.

Cruse was never charged with any offence.

Eathan, who was 19 at the time of the raid, said the treatment of officers, which required him to be admitted to hospital, forever changed his life.

Prof Eleanor Bourke, the chair of the commission, commended the Cruses for their evidence and for showing “great strength and bravery, despite this horrific, horrific story.”’

Read more in the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/may/29/indigenous-teenager-tells-commission-of-horrific-abuse-by-police-during-anzac-day-counter-terror-raids