Two senior government sources with direct knowledge of the issue told The Saturday Paper that while the government had not formally decided against repatriating the so-called ISIS brides and their children, the prime minister had made it “very clear” that unless there was a dramatic deterioration in the security situation in and around the camps, the issue “would not be revisited before the election”.
“Not bringing these women and children who are Australian citizens home is nothing other than a complete failure of political will,” says Save the Children Australia chief executive Mat Tinkler. “That and nothing else.”
Exclusive: Repatriation of ISIS brides shelved. By Jason Koutsoukis, The Saturday Paper