Howard said the criticisms of his foreign policy showed the delegates reflected broader public opinion, which also is divided on whether Australian troops should remain in Iraq. He also said there was no discussion yesterday about the possibility of deporting preachers who aim to incite terrorism.
Kuranda Seyit, director of the advocacy group, the Forum on Australia's Islamic Relations, said shunning radicals was a mistake.
"What we are facing is a new generation of disenfranchised youth ripe for indoctrination by radical Islamic leaders," Seyit told the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper. "We need to take action and work with these groups, not to further alienate them."
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