Australia announces new counter-terror measures to combat Isis

George Brandis announces new legislation at counter-terrorism summit, understood to include expansion of control order regime

The Abbott government will unveil new counter-terrorism legislation following a series of allegedly foiled attacks in Melbourne in the past months, the federal attorney-general has announced.

George Brandis made the announcement on the second day of a summit on challenging terrorist propaganda in Sydney, which he said would focus on strategies to fight Islamic State's "electronic army".