Coalition Open to Working With Labor to Block ISIS-Linked Australians From Returning

‘Of course, there may well be legal challenges, but we’re open to working with the government on that,’ said the opposition.

A group of ISIS-linked women and children returning from Syrian refugee camps walks past members of the media in Melbourne, Australia, on May 7, 2026. William West/AFP via Getty Images

Opposition Home Affairs spokesperson, Jonno Duniam, has committed the Coalition to working with the Labor government to amend laws so Australians with links to ISIS can be stopped from returning home.

On June 25, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke confirmed he had to issue a permit for the return of ISIS “bride” Hodan Abby—an Australian woman in Syria with links to ISIS.