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Terror arrests show need to be agile: PM

The prime minister has urged the passing of anti-terrorism legislation after the arrest of a teenager and a man in raids in Sydney's southwest.

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Malcolm Turnbull says the arrest of a teenager and a man in NSW on terrorism-related offences shows the need to keep "adapting and modernising" anti-terror laws.

The prime minister said terrorists were agile and tech-savvy and law enforcement authorities needed to move just as quickly.

"We have to keep on adapting and modernising our tactics, our legislation, to deal with these evolving threats ... we have vital legislation that we need to be passed by the parliament this year," Mr Turnbull told reporters in Sydney on Thursday.


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