Senior Labor MP Anthony Byrne has warned that Australia faces the prospect of a terrorist attack similar in scale to the Bali bombings, and has pleaded with the government to be more proactive in the face of such a threat.
He also raised concerns that Australia's security forces will be restricted in preventing an attack unless Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) and other spy agencies are granted new powers.
Despite requests for such powers, these have been refused to date, reported The Daily Telegraph.