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

Sadly, Senator Duniam, this disruption continues to highlight the disturbing trend of increasingly young Australians subscribing to violent terrorist ideologies, and it underscores the need for us to remain vigilant against the ongoing threat of radicalisation in our communities.

Since 12 September 2014 when, as I have said, the national threat level was raised, 51 people have been charged as a result of 21 counterterrorism operations around Australia. There remain around 110 Australians currently fighting or engaged with terrorist groups in Syria and Iraq and around 200 people in Australia being investigated for providing support to individuals or groups in the Syria-Iraq conflict, including through funding and facilitation or for seeking to travel to the conflict zone.