"We are looking at it very closely, taking into account all the information and advice we are receiving internationally, and we are working very closely with our partners," Turnbull told media in Adelaide today, The Telegraph reports.
The country would be following the lead of Britain and the US if it were to ban devices larger than a mobile phone on some commercial flights.
In March, the US banned laptops and other electronic devices in carry-on luggage on flight routes from several Muslim-majority countries and was quickly followed by Britain which imposed restrictions on a slightly different set of routes.
The policy was introduced in response to intelligence that al-Qaida and other terrorist organisations are trying to plant explosives inside electronic devices.
At the time, the Australian government said it had no intention of imposing a similar ban, but Mr Turnbull suggested on Tuesday that the issue is still under consideration.
Meanwhile the proposed Trump administration ban on passengers from Europe taking laptops and tablets into cabins on US-bound flights will be discussed at a “high-level” meeting in Brussels tomorrow (May 17), amid concerns about a summer of travel chaos, The Guardian reports.
The airline industry fears the extended security measure will mean longer security lines, heightened delays and confusion at boarding gates during the busy summer period.
A meeting between EU and US officials about the issue was organised during emergency talks last Friday via a conference call between the US secretary of state for homeland security, John Kelly, EU ministers and European commission officials.
Yesterday, the commission’s chief spokesperson, Margaritis Schinas, said the EU would stress the need for teamwork and joint measures during the talks, although he was unable to confirm that Kelly would be attending.
