Australian women and children linked to ISIS return from Syria, arrests expected

May 7, 2026 2:59 PM

Australian women and children linked to ISIS return from Syria, arrests expected

A group of Australian women and children linked to the extremist group Islamic State arrived home on Thursday after years in a camp in Syria, with some facing arrest at the airport, Australian media reported. The Australian government said on Wednesday that four women and nine children who had been detained in northeast Syria planned to return to Australia, but would receive no government assistance. One woman and her child arrived in Sydney on Thursday evening via Doha, the Australian Broadca...

Iranian women’s soccer squad member changes mind on Australia asylum offer, to return home

March 11, 2026 10:01 AM

Iranian women’s soccer squad member changes mind on Australia asylum offer, to return home

Australian police helped two more members of the Iranian women's soccer delegation slip their minders to claim asylum, but one has changed her mind and decided to go back to Iran, the country's interior minister said on Wednesday. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke announced in parliament the squad member's decision to return home, after five players from the team were granted asylum a day earlier. A player and a support staff member accepted the government's open offer of aid on Tuesday evening...