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Australia has faced a long-standing problem with Islamist radicalisation, with research by the Lowy Institute finding that 40% of Australians who joined jihadist groups in Syria and Iraq were born in Lebanon or had a Lebanese-born parent, even though Lebanese Muslims represent a small minority of Australia's population. In 2016, then-immigration minister Peter Dutton revealed that 22 of 33 people charged with terrorism-related offenses in recent times were of Lebanese Muslim background, sparking a national debate over immigration, integration and security.

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Australia has faced a long-standing problem with Islamist radicalisation, with research by the Lowy Institute finding that 40% of Australians who joined jihadist groups in Syria and Iraq were born in Lebanon or had a Lebanese-born parent, even though Lebanese Muslims represent a small minority of Australia's population. In 2016, then-immigration minister Peter Dutton revealed that 22 of 33 people charged with terrorism-related offenses in recent times were of Lebanese Muslim background, sparking a national debate over immigration, integration and security.

Australia has faced a long-standing problem with Islamist radicalisation, with research by the Lowy Institute finding that 40% of Australians who joined jihadist groups in Syria and Iraq were born in Lebanon or had a Lebanese-born parent, even though Lebanese Muslims represent a small minority of Australia's population. In 2016, then-immigration minister Peter Dutton revealed that 22 of 33 people charged with terrorism-related offenses in recent times were of Lebanese Muslim background, sparking a national debate over immigration, integration and security.