Abbott urges Australians to embrace Muslim community
A Federal Government Minister has warned Australians any persecution of Muslims will only provide greater strength to terrorist networks. The Workplace Relations Minister, Tony Abbott, has delivered the Playford Memorial Lecture in Adelaide focussing on the Bali bombings.
He says Australia and other Western nations should be seeking closer ties with Islamic countries.
Mr Abbott says it is important Australians do not jump to simplistic conclusions about Islam. "I think it is very important that we don't do anything to become Al Qaeda recruiting agents and generalisations about Islam have that tendency," he said.
