Australia moves to ban Boko Haram

Prime Minister Tony Abbott says the whole world was transfixed and horrified by the group's hostage-taking.

The group is also responsible for the deaths of another 300 people in recent terror attacks.

Mr Abbott says the government is taking steps to commence the process of banning Boko Haram as a terrorist organisation in line

with action already taken by the US, UK, Canada and Nigeria.Labor has backed the decision.