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

As the Senate has previously been advised, around 60 Australians have been fighting with terrorist groups in Syria and Iraq, while a further 100 Australians are known to be funding or facilitating those groups. That is why we are updating our national security legislation and committing an extra $630 million over four years to counter-terrorism measures, including more funding of our intelligence and law enforcement agencies, and strengthening our community engagement programs to prevent young Australians from becoming involved with extremist groups. As emphasised by the Prime Minister, these measures are targeted at terrorists and potential terrorists, not at any specific community or religion, and are designed to deliver a safe and secure Australia.