Official Tight-Lipped on Whether 2 ‘ISIS Brides’ Are Back in Australia: Estimates

Liberal Senator Michaelia Cash has asked the Labor government to confirm or deny the presence of ISIS brides and their children in Australia.
Official Tight-Lipped on Whether 2 ‘ISIS Brides’ Are Back in Australia: Estimates
A mural bears the logo of the ISIS terrorist group in the village of Albu Sayf, Iraq, on March 1, 2017. Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP via Getty Images
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Liberal Senator Michaelia Cash has probed the Labor government on reports claiming “ISIS brides” and their children have been repatriated to Australia.

During a Senate Estimates hearing on Oct. 7, Cash asked a representative of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet if she could confirm whether the two women and four children were now in Australia.

Crystal-Rose Jones
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Crystal-Rose Jones is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked at News Corp for 16 years as a senior journalist and editor.