In an interview on ABC news, Mr Keenan said that Australians were protected by the best security and intelligence services in the world.
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The Australian government’s public response to the attacks so far has been largely one of reassurance, with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull expressing confidence in domestic security agencies.
Ms Bishop said there were about 2,500 Australians registered as presently in France, but expected the actual number to be much higher.
“I personally put a tremendous amount of importance in our relationship between Japan and Australia”, the Mr Abe is reported to have said.
“My position is that we should not be prescriptive about what the political solution is and no option should be excluded at this stage”, she said.
She said the department was providing consular assistance to the injured person.
HOBART woman Emma Parkinson, 19, was one of hundreds of people injured in the attacks which have left 129 people dead. Australia was already the second largest contributor to the US-led coalition seeking to drive IS out of Iraq and Syria.
Terror experts have warned planning will be underway for co-ordinated attacks including suicide bombings in European capitals, while copycat attacks should also be prepared for in Australia.
However she conceded the terrorist attacks in Paris would focus attention on whether more needed to be done in the fight against Islamic State in the Middle East. Any decision to enhance efforts would be made in conjunction with security and defence officials and the Iraqi government, Senator Payne said.
Australia has also been warned of the possibility of terror attacks.
The Minister said her advice is there were six separate terrorist attacks and they commenced on Friday evening.
French president Francois Hollande has closed the country’s borders and called a state of emergency.
More than 150 are understood to have died in multiple terror attacks across Paris.
“But our solidarity is with them too”, he said.
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“Our national threat assessment centre within ASIO is now monitoring the situation to assess whether there needs to be any changes to Australia’s security assessment”.
