No end to leader's bloody legacy | The Australian: "The Australian threat environment significantly changed after 9/11. More than 100 Australian citizens travelled to The Philippines, Indonesia, Pakistan and Afghanistan to receive training organised by al-Qa'ida and its associated groups. On their return, they radicalised a tiny segment of the Australian Muslim community. The Australian authorities detected and neutralised cells in Sydney and Melbourne.
The diaspora and migrant communities of Australia remain susceptible to ideology of al-Qa'ida and its associated groups. In the view of the radicalised few, bin Laden remains their hero for fighting the US, its allies and friends, in revenge for deliberately killing Muslims and purposely attacking Islam.
The threat to Australia from the followers and supporters of bin Laden is likely to persist in the foreseeable future."