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

Yes, I can, Senator Fawcett. As you would know, one of the most dangerous dimensions to this problem is the activity of ISIL online. Indeed, it is an alarming fact that, every day, ISIL creates upwards of 100,000 pieces of online propaganda on Twitter alone. Online radicalisation is one of the most difficult dimensions to this problem and, therefore, the government has tripled investment in programs countering violent extremism to more than $40 million over four years. As well, the government's Combating Terrorist Propaganda in Australia initiative will invest almost $22 million over four years to challenge extremist narratives and reduce the support that terrorist groups can garner through the internet. This new initiative announced last night will establish a social media monitoring and analysis capability to help reduce access to extremist material online.