Police keep tabs on released terrorists

(AAP) Nineteen jailed terrorists are due for release from custody in Australia in the next five years.

The latest annual report by the Australian Federal Police noted there were 55 people serving jail time for terrorism offences.

The AFP monitors what are known as “high-risk terrorism offenders” — people who have served their sentence but are assessed as posing an unacceptable risk of future terrorist conduct.

The report revealed the agency was monitoring four control orders and two offenders were arrested over the past financial year for breach of their orders, with one sent back to jail for just over two years.

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