Canberra: Australian state governments have agreed to change laws so they can keep high-risk people convicted under terrorism laws in prison after they have served their sentences.
State and territory attorneys-general said at a meeting at Parliament House today that they had in-principle given support to a federal plan of indefinite detention for convicted terrorists who are likely to re-offend.
The new laws could apply to 13 prisoners who are serving lengthy sentences in Australian prisons for federal terrorism offenses after several plots were thwarted in Sydney and Melbourne. Several of them have openly voiced support for extremist groups, including the ISIS group.
State and territory attorneys-general said at a meeting at Parliament House today that they had in-principle given support to a federal plan of indefinite detention for convicted terrorists who are likely to re-offend.
The new laws could apply to 13 prisoners who are serving lengthy sentences in Australian prisons for federal terrorism offenses after several plots were thwarted in Sydney and Melbourne. Several of them have openly voiced support for extremist groups, including the ISIS group.
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