(VOVworld) – Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced a new national strategy against terrorism to tackle heightened terrorism on Monday. Together with the previous strategy to beat violent extremism, Australia will appoint a counter-terrorism coordinator and adjust the public alert system.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott
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The national terror threat has been on high since September last year with an increasing number of foreign fighters, supporters of extremists, and potential terrorists.
About 90 Australians have traveled to Syria and Iraq to join extremist groups, with 30 having already returned to Australia.
Australia will revise the civil law and immigration law to allow the government to revoke or cancel citizenship of people connected to terrorism.