Don't overestimate Islamic State threat: Malcolm Turnbull

By David Wroe, National Security Correspondent
Updated July 8 2015 - 2:18pm, first published 1:07pm
Malcolm Turnbull urged respectful, open debate on national security in which new measures could be questioned without inviting opprobrium. Photo: Louise Kennerley
Malcolm Turnbull urged respectful, open debate on national security in which new measures could be questioned without inviting opprobrium. Photo: Louise Kennerley

The threat posed by the Islamic State terror group should not be overstated, and critics of new national security measures should not be denounced, Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull has said.

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