NSW ALP unveils $10.7m counter-terror plan

The NSW opposition has unveiled a $10.7 million counter-terrorism package to protect the public from the rise of 'lone wolf' terrorist attacks.

Labor leader Luke Foley says they want to do everything in their power to keep people safe from terrorism.

Front and centre, with the lion's share of funds ($8.3 million), is training police in those unpredictable "active shooter" scenarios, where they may come across a person trying to kill innocent people in a confined and populated area, without discrimination.

The opposition says recent events, such as last month's attack on magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris and the 2014 shooting at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, show 'lone wolf' terrorist attacks are on the rise, because those shooters are less likely to run into counter terrorist surveillance.

Mr Foley says this means NSW police are likely to be the first on the scene and need to be prepared.

"We need to recognise that terrorists are adaptive - they change their methods, they change their tactics," he said in a statement on Sunday.

"We need to adapt too if we are to protect our citizens from those who believe random acts of violence are the way to achieve their twisted goals."

The five-point counter-terrorism package also seeks to:

- Train new police recruits in the "active shooter" scenario, not just frontline officers

- Work more closely with communities and start a mentoring program for people who may be radicalising (costing $2 million)

- Advocate for the federal government to improve police and emergency services communications technology

- Buy a van specifically for police negotiators (costing $400,000)