Radicalisation a social, not national security problem: Minister

By Mark Kenny
Updated October 2 2015 - 8:08pm, first published 7:38pm
Former prime minister Tony Abbott discusses counter terrorism with Victoria Police and the AFP at Endeavour Hills Police Station in Melbourne in June. Photo: Josh Robenstone
Former prime minister Tony Abbott discusses counter terrorism with Victoria Police and the AFP at Endeavour Hills Police Station in Melbourne in June. Photo: Josh Robenstone
Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells being sworn in as Parliamentary Secretary for Social Services in September 2013.  Photo: Andrew Meares
Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells being sworn in as Parliamentary Secretary for Social Services in September 2013. Photo: Andrew Meares
Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, pictured with Immigration Minister Peter Dutton, and former prime minister Tony Abbott, has distanced herself from the rhetoric of Mr Abbott.  Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, pictured with Immigration Minister Peter Dutton, and former prime minister Tony Abbott, has distanced herself from the rhetoric of Mr Abbott. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

The federal government's assistant minister for Multicultural Affairs has called for a fundamental rethink of Canberra's counter-terrorism strategy to create a clear distinction between the radicalisation of Muslim youth on the one hand, and the national security challenge on the other.

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