Labor wants tougher terror parole process

Labor leader Bill Shorten wants to strengthen the parole process for terrorists, including assessments of family and friends of those convicted.

File image of Bill Shorten Source: AAP

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten on Saturday called for tougher parole processes for convicted terrorists as well.

He wants to create a new criminal class for terrorists before their sentences expire, including assessments by ASIO and deradicalisation experts, the Daily Telegraph reports.

Attorneys-general across Australia on Friday agreed in principle to proposed draft laws which would keep high-risk terrorists locked up beyond their terms.

But legal experts have slammed the proposal to keep terrorists behind bars after serving their sentences.