Paris attacks: Julie Bishop says no Australians confirmed killed or injured

In an interview on ABC news, Mr Keenan said that Australians were protected by the best security and intelligence services in the world.

Mr Fraser took to Facebook and made the comment as the attacks, which killed more than 129 people, were unfolding in Paris.

AUSTRALIA stands shoulder to shoulder with the people of France and with all free people in the battle against terrorism, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says.

Ms Bishop said there were about 2,500 Australians registered as presently in France, but expected the actual number to be much higher.

Justice Minister Michael Keenan has said Australia is well equipped to meet national security challenges and that the government is doing everything it can to keep Australians safe.

Prof Barton said while Australia has an advantage over Europe in terms of isolation, in a few respects, the threat level was similar to what has been felt in Paris.

“We’ve already seen that one of the terrorists in Paris was a Syrian refugee, who had come in via Greece into France”, he said.

“When the French people left the stadium after that shocking attack they were not cowered”.

Australia has also been warned of the possibility of terror attacks.

In the wake of the Paris terrorist attacks, Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has advised Australian citizens in the city to stay indoors.

Australian man John Leader, 46, and his 12-year-old son, Oscar told how they were forced to lie on top of bloodied bodies to escape the bullets of shooters in Paris’ Bataclan theatre, where most of the attack victims died.

“It’s too early for us to be confirming any particular numbers”, Ms Bishop said.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with them at this awful time”, Turnbull said in a statement from Berlin.

Mr Brandis said as well as enforcing security, authorities would be working closely and collaborating with the Muslim community. “But this is an attack on all of humanity and the universal values we share”, Obama said in an address at the White House.

He that that while “we can’t pretend the risk is not there”, Australia’s security agencies work constantly to ensure these attacks do not occur.