George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

One of the things we are doing, Senator Reynolds—and this was part of the package of measures the Prime Minister, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and I announced on the 5 August—is investing additional money in community engagement.

I met with the Islamic community leaders on 2 July. Last week the Prime Minister met with the Islamic community leaders in Sydney, and the Prime Minister and I, together, met with Islamic community leaders in Melbourne. Tomorrow I will be meeting with Islamic community leaders in Sydney once again and next week in Melbourne once again.

As I have said many times, the moderate mainstream of the Islamic community are our essential partners in this task and we will keep them close and engaged. As the Prime Minister and I committed to them, we will develop these measures in collaboration and cooperation with them, because we acknowledge their importance in these measures.