Marise Payne (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

Across the region, we recognise that no single country is able to address the threat of terrorism on its own. The spread of Daesh in this region represents a risk to our collective security and our collective prosperity. In the 2016 Defence white paper, Australia committed to increasing international defence engagement, particularly in countries in South-East Asia and the South Pacific. We have an extensive program undertaken by the ADF of counterterrorism engagement and capacity-building activities with our regional partners, which includes, for example, special forces training exercises with Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, India, Singapore, Japan and Brunei, and counter-IED training with the Royal Thai Armed Forces and the Royal Thai Police. Those are just some examples. We very much value those strong counterterrorism relationships that we've built with our regional partners. We recognise that effective regional cooperation is vital to defeat the threat of terrorism in the Indo-Pacific.