Australia admits another jihadist slipped through its security net

Australia’s prime minister has admitted the nation’s border security is not good enough after a second suspected jihadist slipped through the net to the Middle East.

A 19-year-old Sydney man left the country using his brother’s passport last week, but was detained on arrival in the United Arab Emirates and deported.

A notorious terrorist left Sydney in a similar security breach in December last year. The bungles are embarrassing for Australia which, along with the US, will ask United Nations member countries next month to co-operate in preventing militants from travelling to Iraq and Syria to fight for the Islamic State terrorist group.