George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

The Australian government is contributing on many fronts. Australia co-sponsored UN Security Council resolution 2178 on foreign terrorist fighters, adopted on 24 September last year, requiring all nations to prevent the financing of terrorists, their travel and activities, and to take all necessary steps to prevent the passage across their borders of foreign fighters. We are working with our foreign partners to detect, disrupt and degrade threats posed by terrorist groups.

We are working to counter the spread of radicalisation within our communities through a $545-million investment in social inclusion initiatives, our targeted Countering Violent Extremism Intervention Programme, and many other like initiatives. I will represent the government at the Summit on Countering Violent Extremism in Washington on 19 February, where the important conversations held in London—and particularly in regard to the need for a coordinated global response to address the issue of terrorism—will be an item of business. (Time expired)