British prime minister David Cameron has laid out his plans to tackle citizens who travel overseas to fight with jihadists in an address to a joint sitting of Federal Parliament in Canberra.

Federal MPs were recalled to the national capital for Mr Cameron’s visit, which came ahead of this weekend’s G20 summit in Brisbane.

Mr Cameron told Australian parliamentarians there was “no opt-out” from dealing with the problem of citizens travelling to fight with terrorist groups.

“We have to confront this threat at its source so it is right that once again, with others, including Arab States, British and Australian forces are operating alongside each other, supporting all those in Iraq and Syria who want a future for their countries where all their people are represented and where there is no place for extremism and terror,” he said.

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He noted the passage of Australia’s foreign fighters legislation last month and said his government hoped to introduce counter-terror laws “shortly”.

He said they would include “new powers for the police at ports to seize passports to stop suspects travelling, and stop British nationals returning to the UK unless they do so on our terms, new rules that prevent airlines who don’t comply with no-fly lists or security screening measures from landing in the UK”.

It is believed he hoped the legislation would be passed in the United Kingdom early next year.

Mr Cameron won a laugh from MPs when he reprised Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s threat to “shirtfront” Russian president Vladimir Putin – as a sign of Australia’s “can-do” attitude.

“Only last month your Foreign Minister strode across the room towards me at a summit in Italy,” he said of Julie Bishop.

“I wondered for a moment whether I was heading for what I’m told we now need to call a shirtfronting.

“But, no, Julie, who is a great friend of Britain, said that Australia would add 100 beds to our Ebola treatment facility in Sierra Leone.

“Typical Australia, always there with action not words.”

Mr Cameron’s address to Parliament was only the second such speech from a British PM – the first was delivered by then British leader Tony Blair in 2006.

Chinese president Xi Jinping will address a special session of Federal Parliament on Monday and will also visit Hobart and Sydney as part of his G20 trip.

Parliament will also be recalled on November 18 to hear from Indian president Narendra Modi, who will also visit Sydney and Melbourne.

It will be the first visit by an Indian PM in 28 years.