- Tony Abbott warns Australians ISIS is 'coming after us' following attacks
- Prime Minister was speaking outside Liberal Party event in Melbourne
- Warning comes after a string of deadly terrorist attacks in three countries
- Worst attack in Tunisia where 37 people were killed on a tourist beach
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has warned Australians must remain alert to the threat of terrorism and that ISIS is 'coming after us'.
The Prime Minister made the comment in the wake of horrific attacks in France, Tunisia and Kuwait that saw more than 50 people killed on Friday night.
Speaking in Melbourne on Saturday morning, Mr Abbott said attacks are 'regrettably expected' and Australians must be aware of the danger.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has warned Australians must remain alert to the threat of terrorism and that ISIS is 'coming after us'
'We may not feel like we are at war with Daesh but they are coming after us,' Mr Abbott said.
'We are working at every level to keep Australia safe. All you need for terrorism these days is a knife, a flag, a camera phone and a victim.
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'This has nothing to do with god, nothing to do with religion and nothing to do with building a better world.'
Mr Abbott's comments came after Foreign Minister Julie Bishop condemned the attacks on Friday night and Saturday morning.
Mr Abbott, pictured with Director General of Security Duncan Lewis, said attacks are 'regrettably expected' and Australians must be aware of the danger
'We may not feel like we are at war with Daesh but they are coming after us,' Mr Abbott said
'We are working at every level to keep Australia safe. All you need for terrorism these days is a knife, a flag, a camera phone and a victim,' the Prime Minister said
Ms Bishop said Australian officials were still being briefed on the string of incidents, but that it appeared all three were terrorist attacks.
'If the early reports are true, this is another horrific reminder of the brutality of these terrorist organisations that are attacking civilians in the most violent and barbaric way,' Ms Bishop said.
'It reminds us that we must be ever vigilant about the possibility of a terrorist attack in Australia and that is why the Australian Government is expanding our security, law enforcement intelligence agencies' capacities to deal with these risks.'
Prime Minister Abbott kisses Foreign Affairs Minister Bishop as he arrives at the Liberal Party Federal Council meeting
On alert: Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop at the Liberal Party Federal Council meeting in Melbourne on Friday night
On Saturday morning, Ms Bishop said Australia 'stands in solidarity' with the countries and victims caught in the attacks, and that she was' not aware' of any Australians involved.
She also condemned the attacks in the 'strongest possible terms'.
It comes after 37 people were killed and another 36 were injured when a gunman opened fire on a beach in Tunisia.
The assassin is believed to be Seifeddine Yacoubi, 23, an aviation student from the Tunisian city of Kairouan.
Shocking: Ms Bishop warned all Australians to remain 'vigilant' against the threat of terrorism at home in the wake of attacks in France, Tunisia and Kuwait overnight
Slaughtered: One of the 37 people killed in the attack on the Tunisian beach lies underneath the towel as horrified onlookers surround the scene
Terrorist: New images show the final moments of a gunman (pictured) who caused havoc by opening fire on a beach packed with holidaymakers in Tunisia today, before police shot him dead
The gunman prowled the streets of Sousse, a popular resort town, firing into crowds of tourists with an AK47.
The massacre took place at about the same time as the bombing of a Shi'ite mosque in Kuwait, where 25 worshippers were killed, and another attack on a United States-owned factory in France in which a man was beheaded.
The violence comes just days after ISIS urged its fanatic followers to 'make Ramadan a month of calamities' and rise up against the 'non-believers'.
Carnage: Medics and security forces gather inside the Imam Sadiq Mosque in Kuwait in an attempt to secure the scene following the devastating blast
Sickening: The head of a victim killed in France was found hanging on a fence near the factory's entrance. Two homemade Islamist flags - one white and one black, both with Arabic inscriptions - were found alongside it
A police officer walks past blood at the Imperiale Marhaba hotel after a gunman opened fire at the beachside hotel in Sousse, Tunisia
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