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Passengers travelling from Australia will face new tougher security measures, which may include full-body scans, especially on flights to the United States. As part of a $400 million-plus counter-terrorism package, full-body scans come in conjunction with other security measures, including strengthening of international gateway security checkpoints to Australia in Asia and the Middle East.
Full-body scanners may going to be placed at a small number of international airports—most likely Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane—and be used for flights to the USA.
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and his senior ministers will finalise a White Paper on counter-terrorism. In a move triggered by the arrest of terrorism suspects in Melbourne last August, and a botched attempt by a passenger to blow up a plane approaching Detroit in the US in December, the White Paper will also ramp up security for incoming cargo from international locations.
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