AUSTRALIA has received a directthreat from Islamic State fighters in a chilling new video recording,which the government believes is genuine.The 42-minute propaganda video, which has been circulated on socialmedia, urges Muslims to launch attacks on civilians in a number ofcountries including France, Australia and Canada, www.cbc.ca/news/world/isis-audio-urges-muslims-everywhere-to audio, which is in Arabic but translated in an 11-page document online,calls on Muslims everywhere to attack anyone involved in the US-ledcoalition against it.In the video, which has been uploaded toTwitter, IS spokesman Abu Muhammad al-Adnani said Muslims should kill“disbelievers” in countries that support “in any manner” the militaryaction against the group in Iraq.“If you can kill a disbelieving American or European — especiallythe spiteful and filthy French — or an Australian, or a Canadian, or anyother disbeliever from the disbelievers waging war, including thecitizens of the countries that entered into a coalition against theIslamic State … kill him in any manner or way however it may be,” Adnaniis heard saying, according to the translated document.“Do not askfor anyone’s advice and do not seek anyone’s verdict. Kill thedisbeliever whether he is civilian or military, for they have the sameruling.”He also tells supporters they are “like predatory warriors” who “face death bare chests”.Australiais mentioned three times throughout the translated document includingthe line where he asks followers why Australia is getting involved inIraq.“What threat do you pose to the distant place of Australia for it to send its legions towards you?”Theaudio threat mirrors earlier threats issued by IS, also known as ISISand ISIL, which warned that it planned to kill American journalistsJames Foley and Stephen Sotloff as well as British aid worker DavidHaines.In a statement given to news.com.au, a spokesman for PrimeMinister Tony Abbott said Australian agencies regarded the statementissued by IS calling for attacks against members of the internationalcoalition, including Australians, as genuine.The spokesman said the statement and planned attacks thwarted by security agencies last week supported the government’s strong action to date.“Weare giving our law enforcement and security agencies the resources andlegislative powers they need to keep Australia and Australians as safeas possible,” he said.“We have already provided more than$630 million to boost the counterterrorism capacity of the AustralianFederal Police, ASIO, ASIS, Customs and Border Protection and otheragencies.“We are also updating counterterrorism legislation to strengthen our agencies’ capability to prevent and disrupt domestic security threats and we are preparing to contribute to international efforts to disrupt and degrade ISIL terrorists.”Headded that Australia had been a target of terrorist organisations inthe past, including from al-Qaeda and its offshoots, “because we arefree, pluralist, tolerant, welcoming and accepting”.“ISIL willclaim that our involvement in this international effort is the reasonthey are targeting us, but these people do not attack us for what we do,but for who we are and how we live,” he said.The emergence of the latest video comes as Australian Prime Minister www.news.com.au/national/tony-abbott-delivers-security-state , revealing terrorists had been urging attacks against Australian targets for months.Mr Abbott told Parliament that the major anti-terrorist raids across Sydney and Brisbane last week disrupted an Islamic State plot to stage a shocking execution on home soil.Healso said the government was aware of at least 60 “misguided andalienated Australians” fighting with terrorist groups in Syria and Iraq,and of at least 100 Australians who are supporting them.The video also raised alarm bells in Canada.Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s spokesman told the www.cbc.ca/news/world/isis-audio-urges-muslims-everywhere-to that he condemned the recording and that his country would continue to support efforts to defeat IS.