Aust to work on countering internet terror

Attorney-General George Brandis has attended a meeting in the UK, agreeing on measures to address extremist use of the internet and social media.

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Australia will work with other nations to address extremist use of the internet and social media. (AAP)

Australia will work with other nations to address extremist use of the internet and to better identify and deal with those swayed to the terrorist cause.

In a meeting in London, Attorney-General George Brandis joined his counterparts from the Five Countries group - Australia, UK, US, Canada and New Zealand - to discuss the terrorist threat, particularly posed by those travelling to Syria.

Ministers received an intelligence briefing on continuing terrorism threats.

They discussed how to collaborate to counter violent extremism by sharing approaches on evaluating the effectiveness of prevention and intervention efforts and developing a strategy to address extremist and terrorist use of the internet and social media.

The Five Countries will exchange information on identification and management of radicalised individuals or those at risk of radicalisation, their communique says.


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