Update (12 October 2026): Registrations are now closed. Thank you to everyone who has registered for the 2026 AVERT National Research Symposium. Please note that registering does not guarantee a place at the Symposium. If you have registered, you will receive an email from us shortly confirming the outcome of your registration. For any enquiries, please contact avertsymposium@deakin.edu.au.
Update (1 October 2026): New location! The symposium will now be held at Cliftons, Level 3, 10 Spring St, Sydney NSW 2000. Dates are unchanged (26–27 November 2026).
Registrations are now open for the 2026 AVERT National Research Symposium: Youth and Extremism, taking place 26–27 November 2026 at Cliftons (Level 3, 10 Spring St), Sydney, Australia.
This year's invitation-only symposium brings together researchers, practitioners, analysts and policymakers from across Australia for a deep dive into issues of national and strategic priority for the CVE (countering violent extremism) and CT (counterterrorism) research and practitioner communities, exploring youth radicalisation, online influences, and the growing involvement of young people in extremist movements. The symposium will feature a keynote address from Dr Ghayda Hassan (Université du Québec à Montréal; Director & Founder, CPN-PREV). Overseas presenters can register to present virtually.
Full programme details will be published on the symposium event page as they are confirmed.