Government Criticised for Resettling ISIS Families in Sydney Without Community Consultation

The Kurdish-run al-Hol camp, which holds relatives of suspected ISIS terrorists in the northeastern Hasakeh governorate, during a security operation by the Kurdish Asayish security forces and the special forces of the Syrian Democratic Forces, on Aug. 26, 2022. Delil Soulieman/AFP via Getty Images

The centre-left Labor government’s decision to resettle ISIS families in Australia without consulting with the community has faced fierce pushback from the opposition and an independent MP.

It comes after the government repatriated four women and their 13 Australian children from an Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Camp in Syria to Australia.